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Anticipating the present ten- 
dency of the American people 
toward a healthful method of living 
and enjoyment, Spalding's Athletic 
Library was established in 1892 for 
the purpose of encouraging ath- 
letics in every form, not only by 
publishing the official rules and 
records pertaining to the various 
pastimes, but also by instructing, 
until to-day Spalding's Athletic 
Library is unique in its own par- 
ticular field and has been conceded 
the greatest educational series on 
athletic and physical training sub- 
jects that has ever been compiled. 
The publication of a distinct 
series of books devoted to athletic 
sports and pastimes and designed 
to occupy the premier place in 
America in its class was an early 
idea of Mr. A. G. Spalding, who 
was one of the first in America 
to publish a handbook devoted to 
athletic sports, Spalding's Official 
Base Ball Guide being the initial 
number, which was followed at intervals with other handbooks on the 
sports prominent in the '70s. 

Spalding's Athletic Library has had the advice and counsel of Mr. A. G. 
Spalding in all of its undertakings, and particularly in all books devoted 
to the national game. This applies especially to Spalding's Official 
Base Ball Guide and Spalding's Official Base Ball Record, both of which 
receive the personal attention of Mr. A. G. Spalding, owing to his early 
connection with the game as the leading pitcher of the champion Boston 
and Chicago teams of 1872-76. His interest does not stop, however, with 
matters pertaining to base ball; there is not a sport that Mr. Spalding 
does not make it his business to become familiar with, and that the 
Library will always maintain its premier place, with Mr. Spalding's able 
counsel at hand, goes without saying. 

The entire series since the issue of the first number has been under 
the direct personal supervision of Mr. James E. Sullivan, President 
of the American Sports Publishing Company, and the total series of 
consecutive numbers reach an aggregate of considerably over three 
hundred, included in which are many "annuals," that really constitute 
the history of their particular sport in America year by year, back copies 
of which are even now eagerly sought for, constituting as they do the 
really first authentic records of events and official rules that have ever 
been consecutively compiled. 

When Spalding's Athletic Library was founded, seventeen years ago, 
track and field athletics were practically unknown outside the larger 
colleges and a few athletic clubs in the leading cities, which gave occa- 
sional meets, when an entry list of 250 competitors was a subject of coni- 
ment; golf was known only by a comparatively few persons; lawn tennis 
bad some voe^e and base ball was practically the only established field 



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EDITORS OF SPALDING'S ATHLETIC LIBRARY 

sport, and that In a professional way; basket ball had just been invented; 
athletics for the schoolboy— and schoolgirl— were almost unknown, and 
an advocate of class contests in athletics in the schools could not get a 
hearing. To-day we find the greatest body of athletes in the world is 
the Public Schools Athletic League of Greater New York, which has had 
an entry list at its annual games of over two thousand, and in whose 
"elementary series" in base ball last year 106 schools competed for the 
trophy emblematic of the championship. . , , 

While Spalding's Athletic Library cannot claim that the rapid growth 
of athletics in this country is due to it solely, the fact cannot be denied 
that the books have had a great deal to do with its encouragement, by 
printing the official rules and instructions for playing the various games 
at a nominal price, within the reach of everyone, with the sole object 
that its series might be complete and the one place where a person 
could look with absolute certainty for the particular book in which he 
might be interested. » , . ,,.,,, 

In selecting the editors and writers for the various books, the lead- 
ing authority in his particular line has been obtained, with the result 
that no collection of books on athletic subjects can compare with 
Spalding's Athletic Library for the prominence of the various authors 
and their ability to present their subjects in a thorough and practical 
manner. , , ,. , j, ^, , ■, 

A shart sketch of a few of those who have edited some of the lead- 
ing numbers of Spalding's Athletic Library is given herewith : 




JAMES E. SULLIVAN 

President American Sports Publishing Com- 
pany; entered the publishing house of Frank 
Leslie in 1878, and has been connected continu- 
ously with the publishing business since then 
and also as athletic editor of various New 
York papers; was a competing athlete; one of 
the organizers of the Amateur Athletic Union 
of the United States; has been actively on its 
board of governors since its organization until 
the present time, and President for two suc- 
cessive terms; has attended every champion- 
ship meeting in America since 1879 and has officiated in some capacity in 
connection with American amateur championships track and field games 
for nearly twenty-five years; assistant American director Olympic Games, 
Paris, 1900; director Pan-American Exposition athletic department, 1901; 
chief department physical culture Louisiana Purchase Exposition, St. 
Louis, 1904; secretary American Committee Olympic Games, at Athens, 
1906; honorary director of Athletics at Jamestown Exposition. 1907; secre- 
tary American Committee Olympic Games, at London, 1908; member of 
the Pastime A. C, New York: honorary member Missouri A. C, St. Louis; 
honorary member Olympic A. C, San Francisco; ex-president Pastime 
A. C, New Jersey A. C, Knickerbocker A. C; president Metropolitan 
Association of the A. A. U. for fifteen years; president Outdoor Recrea- 
tion League; with Dr. Luther H. Gulick organized the Public Schools 
Athletic League of New York, and is now chairman of its games commit- 
tee and member executive committee; was a pioneer in playground work 
and one of the organizers of the Outdoor Recreation League of New York ; 
appointed by President Roosevelt as special commissioner to the Olympic 
Games at Athens, 1906. and decorated by King George I. of the Hellenes 
(Greece) for his services in connection with the Olympic Games; ap- 
pointed special commissioner by President Roosevelt to the Olympic 
Games at London, 1908; appointed by Mayor McClellan, 1908, as member 
of the Board of Education of Greater New York. 




EDITORS OF SPALDING'S ATHLETIC L IBRARY 

WALTER CAMP 

For quarter of a century Mr. Walter Camp 
of Yale has occupied a leading position in col- 
lege athletics. It is immaterial what organiza- 
tion is suggested for college athletics, or for 
the betterment of conditions, insofar as college 
athletics is concerned, Mr. Camp has always 
played an important part in its conferences, 
and the great interest in and high plane of 
college sport to-day, are undoubtedly due more 
to Mr. Camp than to any other individual. Mr. 
Camp has probably written more on college 
athletict. chan any other writer and the leading papers and maga- 
zines of America are always anxious to secure his expert opinion on foot 
ball, track and field athletics, base ball and rowing. Mr. Camp has grown 
up with Yale athletics and is a part of Yale's remarkable athletic system. 
While he has been designated as the "Father of Foot Ball," it is a well 
known fact that during his college career Mr. Camp was regarded as one 
of the best players that ever represented Yale on the base ball field, so 
when we hear of Walter Camp as a foot ball expert we must also remem- 
ber his remarkable knowledge of the game of base ball, of which he is a 
great admirer. Mr. Camp has edited Spalding's Official Foot Ball Guide 
since it was first published, and also the Spalding Athletic Library book 
on How to Play Foot Ball. There is certainly no man in American college 
life better qualified to write for Spalding's Athletic Library than Mr. 
Camp. 



DR. LUTHER HALSEY GULICK 

The leading exponent of physical training 
in America; one who has worked hard to im- 
press the value of physical training in the 
schools; when physical training was combined 
with education at the St. Louis Exposition in 
1904 Dr. Gulick played an important part in 
that congress; he received several awards for 
his good work and had many honors conferred 
upon him; he is the author of a great many 
books on the subject; it was Dr. Gulick, who, 
acting on the suggestion of James E. Sullivan, 
organized the Public Schools Athletic League of Greater New York, and 
(vas its first Secretary; Dr. Gulick was also for several years Director of 
Physical Training in the public schools of Greater New York, resigning 
the position to assume the Presidency of the Playground Association of 
America. Dr. Gulick is an authority on all subjects pertaining to phys- 
ical training and the study of the child. 



JOHN B. FOSTER 

Successor to the late Henry Chadwick 
("Father of Base Ball") as editor of Spald- 
ing's Official Base Ball Guide; sporting editor 
of the New York Evening Telegram; has 
been in the newspaper business for many 
years and is recognized throughout America 
as a leading writer on the national game: a 
staunch supporter of organized base ball, 
his' pen has always been used for the better- 
ment of the same. 





EDITORS OF SPALDING* S ATHLETIC LIBRARY 



TIM MURNANE 

Base Ball editor of the Boston Globe and 
President of the New England League of 
Base Ball Clubs; one of the best known base 
ball men of the country; known from coast 
to coast; is a keen follower of the game and 
prominent in all its councils; nearly half a 
century ago was one of America's foremost 
players: knows the game thoroughly and 
writes from the point of view both of player 
and an official. 





HARRY PHILIP BURCHELL 

Sporting editor of the New York Times; 
graduate of the University of Pennsylvania; 
editor of Spalding'a Official Lawn Tennis 
Annual; is an authority on the game; follows 
the movements of the players minutely and 
understands not only tennis but all other sub- 
jects that can be classed as athletics; no one 
is better qualified to edit this book than Mr. 
Burchell. 



GEORGE T. HEPBRON 

Former Young Men's Christian Association 
director; for many years an official of the 
Athletic League of Young Men's Christian 
Associations of North America ; was con- 
nected with Dr. Luthev H. Gulick in Young 
Men's Christian Association work for over 
twelve years; became identified with basket 
ball when it was in its infancy and has fol- 
lowed it since, being recognized as the lead- 
ing exponent of the official rules; succeeded 
Dr. Gulick as editor of the Official Basket Ball 

Guide and also editor of the Spalding Athletic Library book on How to 

Play Basket Ball. 





JAMES S. MITCHEL 

Former champion weight thrower ; holder 
of numerous records, and is the winner of 
more championships than any other individual 
in the history of sport ; Mr. Mitchel is a close 
student of athletics and well qualified to write 
upon any topic connected with athletic sport ; 
has been for years on the staff of the New 
York Sun. 



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MICHAEL C. MURPHY 

The world's most famous athletic trainer; 
the champion athletes that he has developed 
for track and field sports, foot ball and base ball . 
fields, would run into thousands; he became 
famous when at Yale University and has 
been particularly successful in developing 
what mig-ht be termed championship teams; 
his rare good judgment has placed him in an 
enviable position in the athletic world; now 
with the University of Pennsylvania ; dur- 
ing his career has trained only at two col- 
leges and one athletic club, Yale and the 
University of Pennsylvania and Detroit Athletic Club; his most recent 
triumph was that of training the famous American team of athletes 
that swept the field at the Olympic Games of 1908 at London. 





DR. C. WARD CRAMPTON 

Succeeded Dr. Gulick as director of physical 
training in the schools of Greater New York: 
as secretary of the Public Schools Athletic 
League is at the head of the most remarkable 
organization of its kind in the world; is a 
practical athlete and gymnast himself, and 
has been for years connected with the physi- 
cal training system in the schools of Greater 
New York, having had charge of the Hig'h 
School of Commerce. 




DR. GEORGE J. FISHER 

Has been connected with Y. M. C. A. work 
for many years as physical director at Cincin- 
nati and Brooklyn, where he made such a high 
reputation as organizer that he was chosen to 
succeed Dr. Luther H. Gulick as Secretary of 
the Athletic League of Y. M. C. A.'s of North 
America, when the latter resigned to take 
charge of the physical training in the Public 
Schools of Greater New York. 



DR. GEORGE ORTON 

On athletics, college athletics, particularly 
track and field, foot ball, soccer foot ball, and 
training of the youth, it would be hard to find 
one better qualified than Dr. Orton; has had 
the necessary athletic experience and the 
ability to impart that experience intelligently 
to the youth of the land; for years was the 
American, British and Canadian champion 
runner. 



EDITORS OF SPALDING'S ATHLETIC LIBRARY 








FREDERICK R. TOOMBS 

A well known authority on skating-, rowing, 
boxing, racquets, and other athletic sports; 
was sporting editor of American Press Asso- 
ciation, New York; dramatic editor; is a law- 
yer and has served several terms as a member 
of Assembly of the Legislature of the State of 
New York; has written several novels and 
historical works. 



R. L. WELCH 

A resident of Chicago: the popularity of 
Indoor base ball is chiefly due to his efforts; 
a player himself of no mean ability; a first- 
class organizer; he has followed the game of 
indoor base ball from its inception. 



DR. HENRY S. ANDERSON 

Has been connected with Yale University 
for years and is a recognized authority on 
gymnastics; is admitted to be one of the lead- 
ing authorities in America on gymnastic sub- 
jects; is the author of many books on physical 
training. 



CHARLES M. DANIELS 

Just the man to write an authoritative 
book on swimming; the fastest swimmer the 
world has ever known; member New York 
Athletic Club swimming team and an Olym- 
pic champion at Athens in 1906 and London, 
1908. In his book on Swimming, Champion 
Daniels describes just the methods one must 
use to become an expert swimmer. 

GUSTAVE BOJUS 

Mr. Bojus is most thoroughly qualified to 
write intelligently on all subjects pertaining 
to gymnastics and athletics; in his day one 
of America's most famous amateur athletes; 
has competed successfully in gymnastics and 
many other sports for the New York Turn 
Verein; for twenty years he has been prom- 
inent in teaching gymnastics and athletics; 
was responsible for the famous gymnastic 
championship teams of Columbia University; 
now with the Jersey City high schools. 



EDITORS OF SPALDING'S ATHLETIC LIBRARV 







CHARLES JACOBUS 

Admitted to be the "Father of Roque;" 
one of America's most expert players, win- 
ning the Olympic Championship at St. Louis 
in 1904; an ardent supporter of the game 
and follows it minutely, and much of the 
success of roque is due to his untiring efforts; 
certainly there is no one better qualified to 
write on this subject than Mr. Jacobus. 



DR. E. B. WARMAN 

Well known as a physical training expert; 
was probably one of the first to enter the field 
and is the author of many books on the sub- 
ject; lectures extensively each year all over 
the country. 



W. J. CROMIE 

Now with the University of Pennsylvania; 
was formerly a Y. M. C. A. physical director; 
a keen student of all gymnastic matters: the 
author of many books on subjects pertaininc 
to physical training. 



G. M. MARTIN 

By profession a physical director of the 
Young Men's Christian Association; a close 
student of all things gymnastic, and games 
for the classes in the gymnasium or clubs. 




PROF. SENAC 



A leader in the fencing world ; has main- 
tained a fencing school in New York for 
years and developed a great many cham- 
pions ; understands the science of fencing 
thoroughly and the benefits to be derived 
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SPALDING ATHLETIC LIBRARY 

a Giving the Titles of all Spalding Athletic Library Books now >^ 
3 in print, grouped ior ready reference c=====^ 

SPALDING OFFICIAL ANNUALS 

No. I Spalding's Official Base Ball Guide 

No. lA Spalding's Official Base Ball Record 

No. 2 Spalding's Official Foot Ball Guide 

No. 2A Spalding's Official Soccer Foot Ball Guide 

No. 3 Spalding's Official Cricicet Guide 

No- 4. Spalding's Official Lawn Tennis Annual 

No. 5 Spalding's Official Golf Guide 

No. 6 Spalding's Official Ice Hockey Guide 

No. 7 Spalding's Official Basket Ball Guide 

No. 8 Spalding's Official Bowling Guide 

No. 9 Spalding's Official Indoor Base Ball Guide 

No. lO Spalding's Official Roller Polo Guide 

No. 12 Spalding's Official Athletic Almanac 



€roup I. Base Ball 

No. 1 Spalding's Official Base Ball 

Guide. 
No. lA Official Base Ball Record. 
No. 202 How to Play Base Ball. 
No. 223 How to Bat. 
No. 232 How to Run Bases. 
No. 230 How to Pitch. 
No. 229 How to Catch. 
No. 225 How to Play First Base. 
No. 226 How to Play Second Base. 
No. 227 How to Play Third Base. 
No. 228 How to Play Shortstop. 
No. 224 How to Play the Outfield. 

How to Organize a Base Ball 
Club. [League. 

How to Organize a Base Ball 
*^_ How to Manage a Base Ball 

'^%. < Club. 

• How toTrain a Base BallTeam 
How to Captain a Base Ball 
How to Umpire a Game. [Team 
.. Technical Base Ball Terms. 
No. 219 Ready Reckoner of Base Ball 
Percentages. 

BASE BALL AUXILIARIES 
No. 319 Minor League Base Ball Guide 
No. 320 Official Book National League 

of Prof. Base Ball Clubs. 
No. 321 Official Handbook National 

Playground Ball Assn. 

€roap II. Foot Ball 

No. 2 Spalding's Official Foot Ball 

Guide. 
No. 334 Code of the Foot Ball Rules. 
No. 324 How to Play Foot Ball. 
No. 2a Spalding's Official Soccer Foot 

Ball Guide. 
No. 286 How to Play S occer. 



FOOT BALL AUXILIARY 
No. 332 Spalding's Official Canadian 

Foot Ball Guide. 
No. 335 Spalding's Official Rugby Foot 

Ball Guide. 

Group III. cricket 

No. 3 Spalding's Official Cricket Guide. 
No. 277 Cricket and How to Play It. 

Group IV. Lawn Tennis 

No. 4 Spalding's Official Lawn Ten- 
nis Annual. 

No. 157 flow to Play Lawn Tennis. 

No. 279 Strokes and Science of Lawn 
Tennis. 

Group V. Goit 

No. 5 Spalding's Official GolfGuide 
No. 276 How to Play Golf. 

Group VI. Hockey 

No. 6 Spalding's Official Ice Hockey 

Guide. 
No. 304 How to Play Ice Hockey. 
No. 154 Field Hockey. 
(Lawn Hockey. 
No. 188 -< Parlor Hockey. 

(Garden Hockey. 
No. 180 Ring Hockey. 

HOCKEY AUXILIARY 
No. 256 Official Handbook Ontario 
Hockey Association. 

Group VII. Basket Bail 

No. 7 Spalding's Official Basket 

Ball Guide. 
No. 193 How to Play Basket Ball. I 

No. 318 Basket Ball Guide for Women. 

BASKET BALL AUXILIARY 
No. 323 Official Collegiate Basket Ball 

Handbook. 



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Group VIII. Bowling 

No. 8 Spalding's Official Bowling 
Guide. 



Group IX. 



Indoor Base Ball 



No. 9 Spalding's Official Indoor Base 
Ball Guide. 

Group X. Polo 

No. 10 Spalding's Official Roller Polo 

Guide. 
No. 129 Water Polo. 
No. 199 Equestrian Polo. 



Group 

No. 201 
No. 322 

No. 248 
No. 138 
No. 271 

No. 194 

No. 13 

No. 167 
No. 170 
No. 14 
No. 207 
No. 188 
No. 189 

Group 



XI. 



Miscellaneous Games 



Lacrosse. 

Official Handbook U.S. Inter- 
collegiate Lacrosse League. 

Archery. 

Croquet. 

Roque. 
(Racquets. 
< Squash- Racquets. 
(Court Tennis. 

Hand Ball. 

Quoits. 

Push Ball. 

Curling. 

Lawn Bowls. 

Lawn Games. 

Children's Gamea. 

XII. mmttics 

No. 12 Spalding's Official Athletic 

Almanac. 

No. 27 College Athletics. 

No. 182 All Around Athletics. 

No. 156 Athletes' Guide. 

No. 87 Athletic Primer. 

No. 273 Olympic GamesatAthens.1906 

No. 252 How to Sprint. 

No. 255 How to Run 100 Yards. 

No. 174 Distance and Cross Country 

Running. [Thrower. 
No. 259 How to Become a Weight 
No. 55 Official Sporting Rules, [boys. 
No. 246 Athletic Training for School- 
No. 317 Marathon Running. 
No. 331 Schoolyard Athletics. 

ATHLETIC AUXILIARIES 
No. 311 Amateur Athletic Union Offi- 
cial Handbook. [book. 
No. 316 Intercollegiate Official Hand- 
No. 302 Y. M, C. A. Official Handbook. 
No. 313 Public Schools Athletic 
League Official Handbook. 
No. 314 Public Schools Athletic 
League Official Handbook 
— Girls' Branch. 
No. 308 Official Handbook New York 
Interscholastic Athletic 
Association. 



Group XIII. 



Athletic 
Accompilslinients 



No. 177 How to Swim. 

No. 296 Speed Swimming. 

No. 128 How to Row. 

No. 209 How to Become a Skater. 

No. 178 How to Train for Bicyclinar. 

No. 23 Canoeing. 

No. 282 Roller Skating Guide. 

Group XIV. Manly Sports 

No. 18 Fencing. ( By Brack.) 

No. 162 Boxing. 

No. 165 Fencing. ( By Senac.) 

No. 140 Wrestling. 

No. 236 How to Wrestle. 

No. 102 Ground Tumbling. 

No. 233 Jiu Jitsu. 

No. 166 How to Swing Indian Clubs. 

No. 200 Dumb Bell Exercises. 

No. 143 Indian Clubs and Dumb Belli, 

No. 262 Medicine Ball Exercises. 

No. 29 Pulley Weight Exercises. 

No. 191 How to Punch the Bag. 

No. 289 Tumbling for Amateurs. 

No. 326 Professional Wrestling. 

Group XV. Gymnastles 

No. 104 Grading of Gymnastic Exer- 
cises. [Dumb Bell Drills. 

No. 214 Graded Calisthenics and 

No. 254 Barnjum Bar Bell Drill. 

No. 158 Indoor and Outdoor Gym- 
nastic Games. 

No. 124 How to Become a Gymnast. 

No. 287 Fancy Dumb Bell and March- 
ing Drills. [Apparatus. 

No. 327 Pyramid Building Without 

No. 328 Exercises on the Parallel Bars. 

No. 329 Pyramid Building with 
Wands, Chairs and Ladders 
GYMNASTIC AUXILIARY 

No. 333 Official Handbook I. C. A. A. 
Gymnasts of America. 

Group XVI. Physical culture 

No. 161 Ten Minutes' Exercise lot 

Busy Men. [giene. 

No. 208 Physical Education and Hy- 

No. 149 Scientific Physical Traininff 

and Care of the Body. 
No. 142 Physical Training Simplified. 
No. 185 Hints on Health. 
No. 213 285 Health Answers. 
No. 238 Muscle Building. [nine. 

No. 234 School Tactics and Maze Run- 
No. 261 Tensing Exercises, [nasties. 
No. 285 Health by Muscular Gym- 
No. 288 Indigestion Treated by Gym- 
No. 290 Get Well: Keep Well, [nasties. 
No. 325 Twenty-Minute Exercises. 
No. 330 Physical Training for the 
School and Class Room. 



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Group I. Base Ball 

No. 1— Spalding's Official 
Base Ball Guide. 

The leading Base Ball 
annual of the country, and 
the official authority of 
the game. Contains the 
official playing rules, with 
an explanatory index of the 
rules compiled by Mr. A. G. 
Spalding; pictures of all 
the teams Li the National, 
American and minor leagues; re- 
views of the season; college Base Ball, 
and a great deal of interesting in- 
formation. Price 10 cents. 

No. lA — Spalding's Official 
Base Ball Record. 

Something new in Base Ball. Con- 
tains records of all kinds from the be- 
ginning of the National League and 
official averages of all professional or- 
ganizations for past season. Illustrated 
with pictures of leading teams and 
players. Price 10 cents. 

No. 202— How to Plar Base 
Ball. 

Edited by Tim Murnane. New and 
revised edition. Illustrated with pic- 
tures showing how all the various 
curves and drops are thrown and por- 
traits of leading players. Price 10 cents. 

No. 223— How to Bat. 

There is no better way of becoming 
a proficient batter than by reading this 
book and practising the directions. 
Numerous illustrations. Price 10 cents. 

No. 232— How to Run the 
Bases. 

This book gives clear and concise 
directions for excelling as a base run- 
ner; tells when to run and when not to 
do so; how and when to slide; team 
work on the bases; in fact, every point 
of the game is thoroughly explained. 
Illustrated. Price 10 cents. 

No. 230— How to Pitcli. 

A new, up-to-date book. Its contents 
are the practical teaching of men who 
have reached the top as pitchers, and 
who know how to impart a knowledge 
of their art. All the big leagues' 
pitchers are shown. Price 10 cents. 



No. 229— How to Catch. 

Every boy who has hopes of being a 
clever catcher should read how well- 
known players cover their position. 
Pictures of all the noted catchers in 
the big leagues. Price 10 cents. 

\o. 22S— How to Play First 
Base. 

Illustrated with pictures of all the 
prominent first basemen Price lOcents. 

No. 226— How to Play Second 
Base. 

The ideas of the best second basemen 
have been incorporated in this book for 
the especial benefit of boys who want 
to know the fine points of play at this 
point of the diamond. Price 10 cents. 

No. 227— How to Play Third 
Base. 

Third base is, in some respects, the 
most important of the infield. All the 
points explained. Price 10 cents. 

No. 22S— How to Play Short- 
stop. 

Shortstop is one of the hardest posi - 
tions on the infield to fill, and quick 
thought and quick action are necessary 
for a player who expects to make good 
as a shortstop. lUus. Price 10 cents. 

No. 224— How to Play the 
Outfield. 

An invaluable guide for the out- 
fielder. Price 10 cents. 

No. 231— How to Coach; How 
to Captain a Team; Hott 
to Manage a Team; Hotv 
to Umpire; How to Or- 
ganize a League; Tech- 
nical Terms of Base Ball. 
A useful guide. Price 10 cents. 

No 219— Ready Reckoner of 
Base Ball Percentages. 

To supply a demand for a book which 
would show the percentage of clubs 
without recourse to thearduous work of 
figuring, the publishers had these tables 
compiled by an expert. Price 10 cents. 

BASE BALL, AUXILIARIES. 

No. .319— Minor League Base 
Ball Guide. 

The minors' own guide. Edited by 
President T. H. Murnane, of the New 
England League. Price 10 cents. 



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No. 3^0— Official Handbook 
of the National League 
of Professional Base Ball 
Clubs. 

Contains the Constitution, By-Laws, 
Official Rules. Averages, and schedule 
of the National League for the current 
year, together with list of club officers 
and reports of the annual meetings of 
the League. Price 10 cents. 

fio. 321— Official Handbook 
National Playground Ball 
Association. 

This game is specially adapted for 
playgrounds, parks, etc., is spreading 
rapidly. The book contains a descrip- 
tion of the game, rules and list of 
officers. Price 10 cents. 



Group II. Foot Ball 

No. 2— Spalding's Official 
Foot Ball Guide. 

Edited by Walter Camp. 

I Contains the new rules, 
with diagram of field; All- 
America teams as selected 
by the leading authorities; 
reviews of the game from 
various sections of the 

[country; scores; pictures. 
Price 10 cents. 

No. 3.'i4— Code of the Foot 
Ball Bules. 

This book is meant for the use of 
officials, to help them to refresh their 
memories before a game and to afford 
them a quick means of ascertaining a 
point during a game. It also gives a 
ready means of finding a rule in the 
Official Rule Book, and is of great help 
to a plaver in studying the Rules. 
Compiled by C.W. Short, Harvard, 1908. 
Price 10 cents. 

No. 324— How to Play Foot 
Ball. 

Edited by Walter Camp, of Yale. 
Everything that a beginner wants to 
know and many points that an expert 
will be glad to learn. Snapshots of 
leading teams and players in action, 
with comments by Walter Camp. 
Price 10 cents. 




i 



No. 2A— Spalding's Official 
Association Soccer Foot 
Ball Guide. 

A complete and up-to-| 
date guide to the "Soccer' 
game in the United States, I 
containing instructions for I 
playing the game, official | 
rules, and interesting 
news from all parts of the 
country. Illustrated. Price! 
10 cents. 

No. 286— How to Play So.s- 
cer. 

How each position should be play^ed, 
written by the best player in England 
in his respective position, and ilh.s- 
trated with full-page photographs ot 
players in action. Price 10 cents. 

FOOT BALL. AUXILIARIES. 

No. 33 2— Spalding's Official 
Canadian Foot Ball 

Guide. 

The official book of the game in Can- 
ada. Price 10 cents. 

No. 335— Spalding's Official 
Rugby Foot Ball Guide. 

Contains the official rules under 
which the game is played in England 
and by the California schools and col- 
leges. Also instructions for playing 
the various positions on a team. Illus- 
trated with action pictures of leading 
teams and players. Price 10 cents. 



Group III. Cricket 

No. 3— Spalding's Official 
Cricket Guide. 

The most complete yeii^ 
book of the game that has 
ever been published in 
America. Reports of 
special matches, official 
rules and pictures of all 
the leading teams. Price 
10 cents. 



No. 277— Cricket; and How 
to Play it. 

By Prince Ranjitsinhji. The game 
described concisely and illustrated with 
full-page pictures posed especially for 
this book. Price 10 cents. 




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Group IV. 



Lawn 
Tennis 




No. 4— Spalding's Official 
Liawn Tennis Annual. 

Contents include reports 
of all important tourna- 
ments; official ranking 
from 1885 to date; laws of 
lawn tennis; instructions 
for handicapping; deci- 
sions on doubtful points; 
management of tourna- 
ments: directory of clubs; 
laying out and keeping a court. Illus- 
trated. Price 10 cents. 

No. 157— HoTv to Play LiaTrn 
Tennis. 

A complete description of lawn ten- 
nis; a lesson for beginners and direc- 
tions telling how to make the most im- 
portant strokes. Illustrated. Price 
10 cents. 



No. 279— Strokes and Science 
of LaTvn Tennis. 

By P. A. Vaile, a leading authority 
on the game in Great Britain. Every 
stroke in the game is accurately illus- 
trated and analyzed by the author. 
Price 10 cents. 




Golf 



Official 



Group V. 

No. 5— Spalding's 
Golf Guide. 

Contains records of all 
Important tournaments, 
articles on the game in 
various sections of the 
country, pictures of prom- 
inent players, official play- 
ing rules and general 
items of interest. Price 
10 cents. 



No. 276— How to Play Golf. 

By James Braid and Harry Vardon 

the world's two greatest players tell 

how they play the game, with numer 

ous full-page pictures of them taken 

n the links. Price 10 cents. 



Group VL Hockey 

No. 6— Spalding's Official Ice 
Hockey Guide. 

The official year book of 
the game. Contains the 
official rules, pictures of 
leading teams and players, 
records, review of the 
season, reports from dif" 
ferent sections of the 
United States and Canada. 
Price 10 cents. 

No. 304— How to Play Ice 
Hockey. 

Contains a description of the duties 
of each player. Illustrated. Price 10 
cents. 

No. 154— Field Hockey. 

Prominent in the sports at Vassar, 
Smith, Wellesley, Bryn Mawr and other 
leading colleges. Price 10 cents. 

IV o. 1S8 — Lawn Hockey, 
Parlor Hockey, Garden 
Hockey. 

Containing the rules for each game. 
Illustrated. Price 10 cents. 

\o. ISO— Ring- Hockey. 

A new game for the gymnasium. 
Exciting as basket ball. Price 10 cents. 

HOCKEY AUXILIARY. 

No. 25(>— Official Handbook 
of tlie Ontario Hockey 
Association. 

Contains the official rules of the 
Association, constitution, rules of com- 
petition, list of officers, and pictures of 
leading players. Price 10 cents. 




Group VII, 



Basket 
Ball 



No. 7 — Spalding's Official 
Basket Ball Guide. 

Edited by George T. 
Hepbron. Contains the 
revised official rules, de- 
cisions on disputed points, 
records of prominent 
teams, reports on the game 
from various parts of the 
country. Illustrated. Price 
10 cents. 




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No. 193— How to Play Basinet 
Ball. 

By G. T. Hepbron. editor of the 
Official Basket Ball Guide. Illustrated 
with scenes of action. Price 10 cents. 



No. 31S— Official Basket Ball 
Guide for Women. 

Edited by Miss Senda Berenson, of 
Smith College. Contains the official 
playing rules and special articles on 
the game by prominent authorities. 
Illustrated. Price 10 cents. 

BASKET BALL. AUXILIARY. 

No. 323— Collegiate Basket 
Ball Handbook:. 

The official publication of the Colle- 
giate Basket Ball Association. Con- 
tains the official rules, records, All- 
America selections, reviews, and pic- 
tures. Edited by H. A. Fisher, of 
Columbia. Price 10 cents. 



Group VIII. Bowling 

No. S— Spalding's Official 
Bowling Guide. 

The contents include: 
diagrams of effective de- 
liveries; hints to begin- 
ners: how to score; official 
rules; spares, how they 
are made; rules for cocked 
hat, quintet, cocked hat 
and feather, battle game, 
etc. Price 10 cents. 




Group IX, 



Indoor 
Base Ball 



No. 9— Spalding's Official In- 
door Base Ball Guide. 

America's national game 
is now vieing with other 
indoor games as a winter 
pastime. This book con- 
tains the playing rules, 
pictures of leading teams, 
and interesting articles on 
the game by leading au- 
thorities on the subject. 
Price 10 cents. 




Polo 




Group X. 

No. 10— Spalding's 
Official Roller 
Polo Guide. 

Edited by J, C. Morse. 
A full description of the 
game; official rules, re- 
cords; pictures of promi- 
nent players. Price 10 cents 



No. 129— Water Polo. 

The contents of this book treat of 
every detail, the individual work of the 
players, the practice of the team, how 
to throw the ball, with illustrations and 
many valuable hints. Price 10 cents. 

No. 199— Equestrian Polo. 

Compiled by H. L. Fitzpatrick of the 
New York Sun. Illustrated with por- 
traits of leading players, and contains 
most useful information for polo play- 
ers. Price 10 cents. 



_ -^, Miscellane- 
GroupXI. ous Games 

No. 201 — Lacrosse. 

Every position is thoroughly ex- 
plained in a most simple and concise 
manner, rendering it the best manual 
of the game ever published. Illus- 
trated with numerous snapshots of im- 
portant plays. Price 10 cents. 



No. 322— Official Handbook 
U. S. Inter-Collegiate La- 
crosse League. 

Contains the constitution, by-laws, 
playing rules, list of officers and records 
of the association. Price 10 cents. 



No. 271— Spalding's Official 
Roque Guide. 

The official publication of the Na- 
tional Roque Association of America. 
Contains a description of the courts 
and their construction, diagrams, illrs- 
trations, rules and valuable informa- 
tion. Price 10 cents. 



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No. 138— Spalding's Official 
Croquet Guide 

Contains directions for playing, dia- 
grams of important strokes, description 
of grounds, instructions for the begin- 
ner, terms used in the game, and the 
official playing rules. Price 10 cents. 

No. 248— Arc filer y. 

A new and up-to-date book on this 
fascinating pastime. The several 
varieties of archery; instructions for 
shooting; how to select implements; 
how to score; and a great deal of inter- 
esting information. Illustrated. Price 
10 cents. 

No. 194 — Racancts, Squasli- 
Racquets and Court Ten- 
nis. 

How to play each game is thoroughly 
explained, and all the difficult strokes 
shown by special photographs taken 
especially for this book. Contains the 
official rules for each game. Price 10 
cents. 

No. 167— Q,uoits. 

Contains a description of the plays 
used by experts and the official rules. 
Illustrated. Price 10 cents. 

No. 170— Push Ball. 

This book contains the official rules 
and a sketch of the game; illustrated. 
Price 10 cents. 

No. 13— How to Play Hand 
Ball. 

By the world's champion, Michael 
Egan. Every play is thoroughly ex- 
plained by text and diagram. Illus- 
trated. Price 10 cents. 

No. 14— Curling. 

A short history of this famous Scot- 
tish pastime, with instructions for 
play, rules of the game, definitions of 
terms and diagrams of different shots. 
Price 10 cents. 

No. 207— Bowling- on tlie 
Green; or, Lawn Bo-wls. 

How to construct a green; how to 
play the game, and the official rules 
of the Scottish Bowling Association. 
Illustrated. Price 10 cents. 




Scotch, 



No. 189— Children's Games. 

These games are intended for use at 
recesses, and all but the team games 
have been adapted to large classes. 
Suitable for children from three to 
eight years, and include a great variety. 
Price 10 cents. 

No. 188— La^vn Games. 

Lawn Hockey, Garden Hockey, Hand 
Tennis, Tether Tennis; also Volley 
Ball, Parlor Hockey, Badminton, Bas- 
ket Goal. Price 10 cents. 



Group XII. Athletics 

No. 12— Spalding's Official 
Athletic Almanac. 

Compiled by J. E, Sulli- 
van, President of the Ama- 
teur Athletic Union. The 
only annual publication 
now issued that contains 
a complete list of amateur 
best-on-records; intercol- 
legiate, swimming, inter- 
scholastic, English, Irish, 
Swedish, Continental, South African, 
Australasian; numerous photos of in- 
dividual athletes and leading athletic 
teams. Price 10 cents. 

No. 27— College Athletics. 

M. C. Murphy, the well-known ath- 
letic trainer, now with Pennsylvania, 
the author of this book, has written it 
especially for the schoolboy and college 
man, but it is invaluable for the athlete 
who wishes to excel in any branch of 
athletic sport; profusely illustrated. 
Price 10 cents. 

No. 182— AU-Around Ath- 
letics. 

Gives in full the method of scoring 
the AU-Around Championship; how to 
train for the Ail-Around Champion- 
ship. Illustrated. Price 10 cents. 

l\o. 156— Athlete's Guide. 

Full instructions for the beginner, 
telling how to sprint, hurdle, jump and 
throw weights, general hints on train- 
ing; valuable advice to beginners and 
important A. A. U. rules and their ex- 
planations, while the pictures comprise 
many scenes of champions in action. 
Price 10 cents. 



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No. 273— The Olympic Games 
I at Athens. 

A complete account of the Olsmipic 
Games of 1906, at Athens, the greatest 
International Athletic Contest ever 
held. Compiled by J. E. Sullivan, 
Special United States Commissioner to 
the Olympic Games. Price 10 cents. 

No. 87— Athletic Primer. 

Edited.by J. E. Sullivan.Ex-President 
of the Amateur Athletic Union. Tells 
how to organize an athletic club, how 
to conduct an athletic meeting, and 
gives rules for the government of ath- 
letic meetings; contents also include 
directions for laying out athletic 
grounds, and a very instructive article 
on training. Price 10 cents. 

No. 252— How to Sprint. 

Every athlete who aspires to be a 
eprinter can study this book to advan- 
tage. Price 10 cents. 

No. ^55— HoiT to Run lOO 
Yards. 

By J. W. Morton, the noted British 
champion. Many of Mr. Morton's 
methods of training are novel to 
American athletes, but his success is 
the best tribute to their worth. Illus- 
trated. Price 10 cents. 

No. 174 — Distance and. Cross- 
country Runnings* 

By George Orton, the famous Uni- 
versity of Pennsylvania runner. The 
quarter, half, mile, the longer dis- 
tances, and cross-country running and 
steeplechasing, with instructions for 
training; pictures of leading athletes 
in action, with comments by the editor. 
Price 10 cants. 

No. 259— Weight Throwingf. 

Probably no other man in the world 
has had the varied and long experience 
of James S. Mitchel, the author, in the 
weight throwing department of ath- 
letics. The book gives valuable infor- 
mation not only for the novice, but for 
the expert as well. Price 10 cents. 

No. 246— Athletic Training 
for Schoolboys. 

By Geo. W, Orton. Each event in the 
Intercollegiate programme is treated 
of separately. Price 10 cents. 



i\o. 55— Official Sporting 
Rules. 

Contains rules not found in other 
publications for the government of 
many sports; rules for wrestling, 
shuffleboard, snowshoeing, profes- 
sional racing, pigeon shooting, dog 
racing, pistol and revolver shooting, 
British water polo rules, Rugby foot 
ball rules. Price 10 cents. 



ATHLETIC AUXILIARIES. 

No. 311— Official Handbook 
of the A.A.U. 

The A. A. U. is the governing body 
of athletes in the United States of 
America, and all games must be held 
under its rules, which are exclusively 
published in this handbook, and a copy 
should be in the hands of every athlete 
and every club officer in America. 
Also includes a very interesting article 
on "The Growth of American Ath- 
letics," and a short biography of each 
member of the Board of Governors. 
Price 10 cents. ^ 

No. 316— Official Intercolle- 
giate A.A.A.A. Handbook. 

Contains constitution, by-laws, and 
laws of athletics; records from 1876 tc 
date. Price 10 cents. 

No. 308— Official Handbook 
NcTV York Interschol- 
astic Athletic Associa- 
tion. 

Contains the Association's records, 
constitution and by-laws and other 
information. Price 10 cents. 

No. 302— Official Y.M.C.A. 
Handbook. 

Contains the official rules governing 
all sports under the jurisdiction of th ' 
Y. M. C. A., official Y. M. C. A. scoring 
tables, pentathlon rules, pictures of 
leading Y. M. C. A, athletes. Price 
10 cents. 

No. 313— Official Handbook 
of the Public Schools 
Athletic League. 

Edited by Dr. C. Ward Crampton, 
director of physical education in the 
Public Schools of Greater New York. 
Illustrated. Price 10 cents. 



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No. 314— Official Handbook 
Girls' Branch of tlie 
Pnblic Schools Athletic 
Leagrue. 

The official publication. Contains: 
constitution and by-laws, list of offi- 
cers, donors, founders, life and annual 
members, reports and illustrations. 
Price 10 cents. 



No. 331— Schoolyard Ath- 
letics. 

By J. E. Sullivan. Ex-President Ama- 
teur Athletic Union and member of 
Board of Education of Greater New 
York. An invaluable handbook for 
the teacher and the pupil. Gives a 
systematic plan for conducting school 
athletic contests and instructs how to 
prepare for the various events. Illus- 
trated. Price 10 cents. 



No. 317— Marathon Running. 

A new and up-to-date book on this 
popular pastime. Contains pictures 
of the leading Marathon runners, 
methods of training, and best times, 
made in various Marathon events. 
Price 10 cents. 



Group XIII. Athletic 
Accomplishments 

No. 177— How to Swim, 

Will interest the expert as well as 
the novice; the illustrations were made 
from photographs especially posed, 
showing the swimmer in clear water; 
a valuable feature is the series of 
"land drill " exercises for the beginner. 
Price 10 cents. 



No. 296— Speed Sw^imming. 

By Champion C. M. Daniels of the 
New York Athletic Club team, holder 
of numerous American records, and the 
best swimmer in America qualified to 
write on the subject. Any boy should 
be able to increase his speed in the 
water after reading Champion Daniels' 
instructions on the subject. Price 10 
cents. 



No. 12S— How to Row. 

By E. J. Giannini, of the New York 
Athletic Club, one of America's most 
famous amateur oarsmen and cham- 
pions. Shows how to hold the oars, 
the finish of the stroke and other valu- 
able information. Price 10 cents. 

No. 33 — Canoeingr. 

Paddling, sailing, cruising and rac- 
ing canoes and their uses; with hints 
on rig and management; the choice of 
a canoe; sailing canoes, racing regula- 
tions; canoeing and camping. Fully 
illustrated. Price 10 cents. 

No. 209 — Ho'tv to Become a 
Skater. 

Contains advice for beginners; how 
to become a figure skater, showing how 
to do all the different tricks of the best 
figure skaters. Pictures of prominent 
skaters and numerous diagrams. Price 
10 cents. 

No. 282- Official Roller Skat- 
ing Guide. 

Directions for becoming a fancy and 
trick roller skater, and rules for roller 
skating. Pictures of prominent trick 
skaters in action. Price 10 cents. 

No. 17S— How to Train for 
Bicycling-. 

Gives methods of the best riders 
when training for long or short distance 
races; hints on training. Revised and 
up-to-date in every particular. Price 
10 cents. 



Group Xrv. Sports 

No. 140— Wrestling. 

Catch-as-catch-can style. Seventy 
illustrations of the different holds, pho- 
tographed especially and so described 
that anybody can with little effort learn 
every one. Price 10 cents. 

No. IS— Fencing. 

By Dr. Edward Breck, of Boston, 
editor of The Swordsman, a promi- 
nent amateur fencer. A book that has 
stood the test of time, and i s universally 
acknowledged to be a standard work. 
Illustrated. Price 10 cents. 



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No. 1G2— Boxingr Guide. 

Contains over 70 pages of illustration s 
showing all the latest blows, posed 
especially for this book under the super- 
vision of a well-known instructor of 
boxing, who makes a specialty of teach- 
ing and knows how to impart his 
knowledge. Price 10 cents. 



No. 165— The Art of FencinsT 

By Regis and Louis Senac. of New 
York, famous instructors and leading 
authorities on the subject. Gives in 
detail how every move should be made. 
Price 10 cents. 



No. 236— How to Wrentle. 

The most complete and up-to-date 
book on wrestling ever published. 
Edited by F. R. Toombs, and devoted 
principally to special poses and illustra- 
tions by George Hackenschmidt, the 
" Russian Lion." Price 10 cents. 

No. 102— Ground Tnmblinsr. 

Any boy. by reading this book and 
following the instructions, can become 
proficient. Price 10 cents. 

No. 2Mt>— Tnmbllngr for Ama- 
teur*. 

Specially compiled for amateurs by 
Dr.JamesT. Gwathmey. Every variety 
of the pastime explained by text and 
pictures, over 100 different positions 
being shown. Price 10 cents. 

No. a91— HoTT to Puncli tlie 
Bagr. 

The best treatise on bag punching 
that has ever been printed. Every va- 
riety of blow used in training is shown 
and explained, with a chapter on fancy 
bag punching by a well-known theatri- 
cal bag puncher. Price 10 cents. 

No. 200— Dumb-Bells. 

The best work on dxmib-bells that 
has ever been offered. By Prof. G. 
Bojus, of New York. Contains 200 
photographs. Should be in the hands 
of every teacher and pupil of physical 
culture, and is invaluable for home 
exercise. Price 10 cents. 



\o. 143— Indian Clubs and 
Dumb-Bells. 

By America's amateur champion club 
swinger, J. H. Dougherty. It is clearly 
illustrated, by which any novice can 
become an expert. Price 10 cents. 

No. 262— Medicine Ball Ex- 
ercises. 

A series of plain and practical exer- 
cises with the medicine ball, suitable 
for boys and girls, business and profes- 
sional men, in and out of gymnasium. 
Price 10 cents. 

No. 29— Pulley IVelgbt Exer- 
cises. 

By Dr. Henry S. Anderson, instructor 
in heavy gymnastics Yale gymnasium. 
In conjunction with a chest machine 
anyone with this book can becomt 
perfectly developed. Price 10 cents. 

Xo. 233— Jiu Jitsu. 

Each move thoroughly explained and 
illustrated with numerous full-page 
pictures of Messrs. A. Minami and K, 
Koyama, two of the most famous ex- 
ponents of the art of Jiu Jitsu, who 
posed especially for this book. Price 
10 cents. 

No. 166— How to Swlner In- 
dian Clubs. 

By Prof. E. B. Warman. By follow- 
ing the directions carefully anyone can 
become an expert. Price 10 cents. 

\o. 32G— Professional IVrest- 
ling-. 

A book devoted to the catch-as-catch- 
can style ; illustrated with half-tone 
pictures showing the different holds 
used by Frank Gotch, champion catch- 
as-catch-can wrestler of the world. 
Posed by Dr. Roller and Charles Postl. 
By Ed. W. Smith, Sporting Editor of 
the Chicago American. Price 10 cents. 



Group XV. Gymnastics 

No. 104— Tbe Grading: of 
Gymnastic Exercises. 

By G. M. Martin. A book that should 
be in the hands of every physical direc- 
tor of the Y. M. C. A., school, club, col- 
lege, etc. Price 10 cents. 



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Ho. 214— Graded Calistben- 
Ics and Dumb-Bell Drills. 

For years it has been the custom in 
most gymnasiums of memorizing a set 
drill, which was never varied. Conse- 
quently the beginner was given the 
same kind and amount as the older 
member. •With a view to giving uni- 
formity the present treatise is at- 
tempted. Price 10 cents. 

No. 254— Barnjnm Bar Bell 
Drill. 

Edited by Dr. R. Tait McKenzie, 
Director Physical Training, University 
of Pennsylvania. Profusely illustrated. 
Price 10 cents. 

No. 158— Indoor and Outdoor 
Gymnastic Gaines. 

A book that will prove valuable to in- 
door and outdoor gymnasiums, schools, 
outings and gatherings where there 
are a number to be amused. Price 10 
cents. 

No. 124— How to Become m 
Gymnast. 

By Robert Stoll, of the New York 
A. C., the American champion on the 
flying rings from 1885 to 1892. Any boy 
can easily become proficient with a 
little practice. Price 10 cents. 

No. 2.87— Fancy Dnmb Bell 
and Marcliing Drills. 

All concede that games and recreative 
exercises during the adolescent period 
are preferable to set drills and monoton- 
ous movements. These drills, while de- 
signed primarily for boys, can be used 
successfully with girls and men and 
women. Profusely illustrated. Price 
10 cents. 

No. 327— Pyramid Bnildingr 
Without Apparatus. 

By W. J. Cromie, Instructor of 
Gymnastics, University of Pennsyl- 
vania. With illustrations showing 
many different combinations. This 
book should be in the hands of all gym- 
nasium instructors. Price 10 Cents. 

No. 328— Exercises on tlie 
Parallel Bars. 

By W. J. Cromie. Every gymnast 
should procure a copy of this book. 
Illustrated with cuts showing many 
novel exercises. Price 10 cents. 



No. 329— Pyramid Buildinsr 
-with Chairs, "Wands and 
Ladders. 

By W. J. Cromie. Illustrated with 
half-tone photopraphs showing many 
interesting combinations. Price 10 
cents. 

GYMNASTIC AUXILIARY. 

No. 333— Official Handbook 
Inter-Collegiate Associa- 
tion Amateur Gymnasts 
of America. 

Edited by P. R. Carpenter, Physical 
Director Amherst College. Contains 
pictures of leading teams and individual 
champions, official rules governing con- 
tests, records. Price 10 cents. 



__ Physical 
Group XVI. Culture 

No. 161— Ten Minutes* Bxev- 
cise for Busy Men. 

By Dr. Luther Halsey Gulick, Direc- 
tor of Physical Training in the New 
York Public Schools. A concise and 
complete course of physical education. 
Price 10 cents. 

No. 208— Physical E2dncation 
and Hygriene. 

This is the fifth of the Physical 
Training series, by Prof. E. B. Warman 
(see Nos. 142, 149, 166, 185 213, 261, 290.) 
Price 10 cents. 



No. 149— The Care of the Body. 

A book that all who value health 
should read and follow its instructions. 
By Prof. E. B. Warman, the well-known 
lecturer and authority on physical cul- 
ture. Price 10 cents. 



No. 142— Physical Training 
Simplified. 

By Prof. E. B. Warman. A complete, 
thorough and practical book where the 
whole man is considered— brain and 
body. Price 10 cente. 



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No. 185— Health Hlnta. 

By Prof. E. B. Warman. Health in- 
fluenced by insulation; health influ- 
enced by underwear; health influenced 
by color; exercise. Price 10 cents. 



No. 213—285 Health Answers. 

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CHRISTIAN SCHEPFLIN 

Of Dunellen, N. J. 

The Father of the Game in the United States. 



SPALDING S ATHLETIC LIBRARY 



THE GAME 



OF 



Bowling on the Green 



OR 



Lawn Bowls 



BY 



JAMES W. GREIG 



published by 

American Sports Publishing Company 

21 warren street 

new YORK 






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GOPYRIORT, 1910 
BY 

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INTRODUCTORY 



Bowling on the green, or lawn bowls, as it is sometimes called, 
is of but recent introduction in the United States. The game, 
however, is one of the oldest in existence if one is to believe the 
sculptured and painted antiquities of ancient Greece and Egypt. 
Lexicographers agree that the words "bowle" (old English) and 
"bowl" of the present day, are derived from "bulla," Latin for 
bubble. The following have all a bearing on the subject: In 
French we have "boule," bowl ; "balle," ball ; "billes," billiard 



old high German, "balla" 
and the Greek, 



balls and marbles ; Icelandic, "^ol 

and "palla;" Spanish, "bala;' Italian, "balla,' 

a(j)atpa, "pela," all meaning ball. 

Walker defines "to bow," to bend sideways (with a bias) ; 
"bowlder," a round mass of rock ; "bowl," a round mass rolled 
along the ground, and "ball" anything made in a round form. 

From the above derivations one can readily see how closely 
allied are the words ball and bowl, and how easy it is to change 
the game of ball to that of bowls, the one more or less in the air, 
the other on the ground. 

From the times of the ancient Greeks and Egyptians up to the 
present day the game of bowls has undergone many changes, and 
it remains tO' be seen in the future what further changes may be 
wrought. 

Space will not permit of going into details as to how the game 
is plaj^ed in the various countries who play it as this book is 
intended to give the reader an idea of the game as played to-day. 

Scotland is largely responsible for bringing the game to its 
present state of perfection, and nowhere to-day are the greens so 
perfect and the game played so scientifically as there. 

The rules adopted for playing the game in England, Wales, 
Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, West Indies, 
Canada are all based on those of the Scottish Bowling Associa- 
tion. 




JOHN YOUNG 

Of the New Jersey Bowling Green Club and a Charter Member of 

the Original Dunellen Bowling Green Club. 



SpaldUtg' s Athletic Library. 7 

We Americans have been constantly rivaling our British friends 
in all of the games which we have adopted from them and have 
improved upon them in one respect or another. This, however, 
has not been the case in bowling on the green, which is largely- 
due to the game not having become more popular ; but now that 
it is taking a hold and greens stretch from the Atlantic to the 
Pacific, together with the impetus it should receive through the 
tournament to be held at St. Louis under the auspices of the 
Louisiana Purchase Exposition, it is to be hoped that the Ameri- 
can clubs will band themselves together and form a national code 
of rules governing the playing of the game in this country, which 
will be explicit to those even who have never seen the game 
played. 

History tells us that before the days of the Revolution New 
Yorkers of leisure enjoyed their afternoons in the engagement 
of "bowling on the green" at the lower end of Broadway, near 
the Battery, and to-day the place is known as Bowling Green. 

A stained glass window at the rear end of the corridor of the 
building known as Bowling Green Building, 11 Broadway, New 
York City, portrays the gaine as played in those olden days. 

The game seems to have been dropped with the Revolution or 
shortly after, and was not again introduced until 1879 by Mr. 
Christian Schepflin, of Dunellen, N. J., who may be justly called 
the father of the game in America. 

The following is Mr. Schepflin's own story of how he became 
interested in the game and determined to build a green on this 
side of the Atlantic : 

"My business connections in New York brought me in touch 
with many of the officers on the Atlantic steamers, and in 1878 
when I paid a visit to Europe, crossing on the steamship "Celtic," 
my friend, Captain Gladell, of that ship, on our arrival at Birken- 
head invited me to accompany him to his bowling green club." 

Mr. Schepflin became so enthusiastic over the game that on his 
home journey with Captain Gladell he said that if he was spared 
to the spring he would have a bowling green of his own and 
would be delighted if the captain would come and join in the 
opening of it. 




PRESIDENT JAMES THAW 

Of the New Jersey Bowling Green Club in the Act of Delivering 

a Bowl. 



Spalding's Athletic Library. 9 

The captain hooted the idea at having one so soon, but Mr. 
Schepflin was determined, and on his arrival at Dunellen at once 
set about laying the green. 

Six months afterward Mr. Schepflin invited Captain Gladell 
and the following gentlemen to his home in Dunellen : Messrs. 
J. W. Hendren, J. Stevens, A. Love, J. Young, D. B. S. Cock- 
burn, T. Stone, J. Longwell and M. McClintock, and, much to 
the surprise of all, there was a bowling green in a part of the 
grounds which surrounded his residence. A couple of weeks 
afterward a meeting was held on the green (1879) and a 
decision reached to form a club to be named "The Dunellen 
Bowling Green Club." The following officers were elected, viz., 
President, Christian Schepflin; Vice-President, James Stevens; 
Secretary, James Longwell. The charter members, including the 
aforementioned officers, were Thomas Stone, Major J. A. E. 
Haynes, A. McKnight, John Young, D. B. S. Cockburn, Col. J. C. 
Ross, James Moore, G. D. Mackey, William Elliott, C. K. Moore 
and John Adams. 

Shortly after the formation of the club the membership began 
to increase steadily until it was found necessary to put a limit 
to the number of members composing the club. This was done, 
the number being thirty-five, but as each member was entitled 
to bring a friend with him, it was soon found necessary to form 
another club, which was done and called "The Middlesex Bowl- 
ing Green Club" (1885). 

Many contests took place between the two clubs, the Dunellen 
Club always winning. The membership of each club having 
grown so rapidly and the majority of the newer club's members 
residing near Dunellen, the members of the Dunellen Club largely 
coming from New York and vicinity, decided to look around for 
a piece of ground suitable for a green which would be more cen- 
trally located. This resulted in the present grounds on Phillip 
Street, Communipaw, Jersey City, being leased from the Central 
Railroad Company of New Jersey early in the spring of 1894. 

Several meetings of the club took place, and it was finally 
decided to change the name of the club from "The Dunellen 
Bowling Green Club" to that of "The New Jersey Bowling Green 




R. K. APPLETON 

Of the New Jersey Bowling Green Club About to Deliver his Bowl. 

One of the best bowlers in the United States, and who took 

the majority of the pho-':03 portrayed in this beck. 



Spaldi fig's Athletic Library. ii 

Club," which it is known by to-day, the Middlesex Club con- 
tinuing to play at Dunellen. 

This new green is to-day the finest in the United States, and 
with the exception of the green built last year in Prospect Park, 
Brooklyn, on which the Brooklyn Bowling Green Club plays, are 
the only regulation greens in the States. 

A few years ago the only clubs known were the New Jersey, 
Middlesex and Boston clubs, but to-day there are clubs in Fall 
River, Kearny, Buffalo, Chicago, Detroit, Louisville, San Fran- 
cisco, etc., with the addition of the new green referred to above 
of the Brooklyn Bowling Green Club in Prospect Park. 

In my opinion there is no outdoor game played which will 
give one the same physical benefit with less exertion than that of 
"bowling on the green." It is especially adapted to all classes and 
conditions, and is scientific. It is a recreation wh'ch embraces 
with it all the qualities of good fellowship, and is one of the few 
games nowadays that is free from the gambling element so detri- 
mental to many of our so-called sports. 




J. W. GREIG 

Of the New Jersey Bowling Green Club in the Act of Deliverinsr 

a Bowl. 



Spalding's Athletic Library. 13 




THE GREEN. 

The green or field of pla}^ should be not less than 40 yards 
square to give the best results, and should be as near level as 
possible. 

A ditch 6 inches deep and a foot and a half wide should go all 
around the green, as also a bank or terrace two^ feet high. The 
grass should be cut as close as it is possible to get it not less than 
every other day, and rolled as often as it is cut- 

The green is subdivided into spaces called rinks. Each rink 
should be not less than 19 nor more than 21 feet in width, num- 
bered consecutively, the centre of each ring being marked on the 
bank at each end by a pin or other device, and the four corners 
of the rink by pins driven into the ditch. The side boundary of 
the rink shall stretch from bank to bank, and it is customary to 
use a white linen thread, drawn tight on the surface of the green. 

THE BOWLS. 
The bowls are made of lignum vitae, and are not round, but 
made with a bias (one side a trifle more convex than the other), 
and must not exceed 16% inches in circumference nor 3^ pounds 
in weight, nor a less bias or curve than 3 feet if a bowl is tested 
on a level green at not less than 32 yards. Each bowl is num- 
bered on one side and the player's initials on the other, in order 
to distinguish them when in a game. The side of the bowl 
which is numbered is the biased side, that is, when delivering it 
the number should always be on the inside or next the player's 
body. In delivering a bowl when the player's hand does not cross 
his body, it is called the "Fore-Hand," but when is crosses the 
body it is called the ''Back-Hand." Each player should own two 
pair of bowls, for when playing a single-handed or pairs' game 
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full-rink (four aside) then only two bowls (i pair) is necessary 
for each player. 

THE JACK. 
The "Jack," or "Kitty," as it is sometimes called, is a white 
porcelain ball about 2V2 inches in diameter, and is the object 
played for. 

THE MAT. 
The mat is made of corrugated or perforated rubber and is 
generally 22 inches long by 14 inches wide. This is the starting 
point of play, and a player must have at least one foot on it when 
delivering the "Jack" or bowl. 



Spalding's Athletic Library. ij 



HOW TO PLAY THE GAME 



As an illustration we will cite a rink game, that is, four players 
on each side, and according to the order in which he plays, so is 
his title. The skip or captain always plays last, and his word 
is law at all times. 

The first player on each side is termed "Lead." 
The second player on each side is termed "Second." 
The third player on each side is termed "Third." 
The fourth player on each side is termed "Skip." 
Now for the game : 

The two skips toss for choice of which side plays first, and 
that settled, the lead of the side which plays first takes the mat 
and places it in the centre of the rink one yard from the ditch. 
He then stands with at least one foot on the mat and throws 
(rolls) the jack up the rink. The jack must, however, be thrown 
not less than 25 yards from the mat, and if it runs to one side, 
it shall be moved straight across and placed in line of the pins 
numbering the rinks. Should the jack, however, run into the 
ditch at the first throw it should be moved out two yards from 
the ditch. 

If on the first throw or any time thereafter, the jack is thrown 
less than 25 yards it shall be thrown back and the lead of the 
opposing side must throw it, but not play the first bowl. Should 
the jack be thrown into the ditch at any end after the first by the 
lead it shall be thrown back for the opposing lead to throw, but 
the first bowl to be played at that end is by the lead of the side 
who won the previous end. It will be seen that it is necessary, 
therefore, to have each rink so marked as to show a one-yard line 
and a two-yard line from the ditch at each end of the rink, as 
well as one 25 yards from the ditch at each end. 

The lead is now standing on the mat ready to begin the first 
end. He throws the jack, which has gone the regulation distance, 
but is to one side of the rink. His skip moves it straight across 



Spalding's Athletic Library. 19 

so that it rests in the centre of the rink. The lead then picks 
up one of his bowls and rolls it up according to the directions 
given by his skip. (Let it be understood that the skip is the 
captain and his orders should be obeyed under all conditions.) 
The opposing skip then directs his lead, who rolls his first bowl. 
The first lead then delivers his other bowl, to be followed by that 
of the opposing lead. , Each of the players follows in the same 
order until bOth the skips have rolled their bowls. This con- 
stitutes the finish of one end or head, and now the positions of 
the bowls are examined in relation to their nearness to the "jack," 
and the side who has one or more bowls nearer than its opponents' 
nearest bowl will count a corresponding number of points. The 
lead of the side winning the end has the right to 'direct the lead 
of the losing side to place the mat where the jack rested at the 
conclusion of play or any point backward not less than one yard 
from the ditch, the mat in any case being placed in the centre of 
the rink. In starting play when the jack, at the finish of an "end" 
or "head," as it is also called, lies in the ditch or less than one yard 
from it, the mat should be placed forward to one yard from the 
ditch. The mat placed, the players continue as shown above, when 
starting the game, and continue that way throughout. A game 
may constitute 21 ends or heads or less, or 21 points, as arranged 
by the two skips or the managing body under whose auspices the 
game is being conducted. The side who has the highest number 
of points at the conclusion of play is the winner. 

When playing the game, the mat should under no circumstances 
be moved during an end or head, but if by mistake such should 
occur, it should be placed as near the original position as possible. 

When delivering a bowl or the jack, at least one foot should 
be on the mat ; otherwise the bowl will be counted dead and 
placed on the bank until the completion of the end or head. A 
jack so delivered should be treated the same as one not thrown 
25 yards, or as a jack after the first end of a game, when it goes 
into the ditch, viz., thrown back for the opposing lead to deliver. 

Where a bowl has been delivered by a player, the next person 
following him must not deliver his bowl until that of his 
opponent's has come to rest. 




JAMES WEIR GREIG 

Secretary New Jersey Bowling Green Club, 

Seasons 1900-1901-1902-1903. 



Spalding's Athletic Library. 21 

A bowl which goes into the ditch without touching the "jack" 
before coming to rest is counted "dead" and should be immedi- 
ately placed on the bank. Should a bowl touch the "jack" before 
coming to rest, it should be marked with a piece of chalk and is 
always a live bowl and must not be removed from the rink, even 
if it goes into the ditch or is subsequently knocked into the 
ditch by another bowl, until the end or head has been counted, 
unless it goes without the bounds of the rink. 

Should the jack be moved by a bowl in play, it shall remain 
where it comes to rest, and must be played for in that position, 
even supposing it is knocked into the ditch. If it goes in the 
ditch its position should be accurately marked, but under no cir- 
cumstances should it be lifted from the ditch to the green, but 
the skip may indicate its position by displaying a handkerchief 
or other article. When the "jack" is so knocked in the ditch it 
cannot be moved from its position excepting by a bowl which 
during the end or head has touched the "jack" and is resting on 
the green is knocked into the ditch. A bowl which has not pre- 
viously touched the jack during the end or head must not be 
allowed to touch the jack, but if such a thing should occur, the 
"jack" must be placed where it laid and the bowl so striking it 
removed to the bank- 

If a bowl which has touched the "jack" during the end or 
head is knocked into the ditch it cannot be moved by another 
bowl unless it be a toucher. Should the "jack" be hit without 
the bounds of the rink, the end shall be begun anew. 

A player is not allowed to change his bowls after the game 
has started, unless having the consent of the opposing side. 

No player is allowed to change his playing position during a 
game after it has commenced. At the completion of an end or 
head any bowl which has touched the "jack," during the previous 
one must have the chalk mark rubbed off before it is again played, 
or it will be considered a dead bowl and placed on the bank for 
that end. 

The above are the principal points which enter into the game, 
and when one understands that the bowls have a bias it will 
readily be seen that the game is a most scientific one, and by 



22 



Spalding' s Athletic Library. 



those who have seen it and understand it they call it "Billiards 
Out-Doors," using the hand to direct the bowl instead of a cue. 

The bowl being biased, by changing the hand of play, the same 
effect is gained as in billiards by using a different side. Carrom 
shots enter into the game very largely, and, as one gets more 
accustomed to it and studies it, the more he realizes how difficult 
it is to become an expert. 

When three aside play, the same conditions exist as when four 
aside (a full rink) play, and when but two aside the only dif- 
ference is each player uses two pair of bowls. 

When it is a single-handed game each player has two pairs of 
bowls, but has to judge for himself what is the best way to play 
to try to get the shot. A scorer or umpire is generally acting in 
such a game, and he may tell who lies the shot, or the position 
of the balls, if so agreed by the players, but cannot give any 
directions for play or consult with either of the players as to 
the play. 

In a four aside or three aside game the duty of keeping the 
score is that of the second player, who shall also announce same 
at the completion of each end or head. 

If a game is being played under the conditions of so many ends 
or heads and at the conclusion of any end or head the score for 
that end or head be a tie it should be considered a played end 
or head. 

There are different terms used to express the kinc| of shot 
which may be asked of you, some of which are as follows : 

A DRAW. 
This is where you play so that when your bowl comes to rest 
it will if possible lie against the "jack." 

A GUARD. 
This is where your side lies a shot and you are asked to so play 
that you will stop your opponent from getting to it. It may be 
a long guard or a short guard, that is, a good distance back 
from it or a short distance from it. 



Spalding's Athleiic Library. 23 

A CARROM. 
This is when you cannot get directly to the shot, but by striking 
another bowl you can easily reach it. 



TRAILING THE "JACK." 
Where your opponent is lying the shot, but with a full draw 
you are supposed to come up and carry the "jack" back a few 
feet or yards, as the case may be. 

A DRIVE. 

Where it is impossible to draw, carrom or trail, and in order 
to try and save your opponents from scoring you are asked to 
come up full speed and smash things up. 

Rink or team work in a club is of the greatest importance, and, 
like base ball, foot ball and other games, it is not necessary for the 
skip to say a word to his players as to what he wishes them to 
play for. A certain sign or the position he stands, or something 
else immediately enlightens the player and at the same time keeps 
the opposing side in darkness as to the manner of play and its 
object. 

Each club would do well to insist on having each player use 
shoes with rubber soles and no heels, so as to injure the green 
as little as possible. 



^4 Spalding^ s Athletic Library. 



HOW TO BUILD A GREEN 



A piece of ground comparatively level should be procured and 
from the centre of it a square measuring 120 feet should be 
marked out. This should be excavated to the depth of 3 feet 3 
inches and the bottom of the excavation made perfectly level. 
Broken stone should then be placed on the top of that and rolled 
down and leveled off to a depth of one foot, then engine ashes 
well watered and rolled on top of the broken stone for a depth 
of 9 inches- The very best selected garden soil should then be 
secured, thoroughly watered and placed on the top of the engine 
ashes and rolled until a perfectly level surface is obtained. Then 
the finest lawn grass seed should be procured and the soil sown 
with it and again rolled until the perfectly level surface has been 
obtained again. This will give you the surface for your playing 
green. Now around the edge of the green should be a width 
of I foot 6 inches taken off and excavated below the surface of 
the green to a depth of about 7 inches all around and should 
have a layer of fine gravel or sand placed on the bottom of it 
not more than one inch thick. This will form the ditch. Then 
a plumb line should be taken from the outside edge of the ditch 
and two feet width marked all around the original surface of the 
ground and a bank or terrace made all around from the outside 
edge of the ditch to that point. This will give you a regulation 
playing green. 

Care should be taken that in addition to this area of ground 
there should be at least a width of 10 feet all around three edges 
of the bank for walking purposes, planting trees and placing 
seats for spectators to watch the game, and at the fourth end 
sufficient room to build a club house with veranda, etc. 

You will find on pages 48 and 49 a plan which may be more 
explicit than this account. 

Of course, one may elaborate on this plan by laying the founda- 
tions of the green in a crown shape and arranging for drainage, 



Spalding' s Athletic Library. 25 

but for all intents and purposes the foregoing should be sufficient. 
I may say that this plan herewith submitted was drawn by Mr. 
R. K. Appleton, one of the oldest members of the New Jersey 
Bowling Green Club, and was largely used in the building of the 
green in Prospect Park, Brooklyn. 



26 Spalding' s Athletic Library. 



LAWS OF THE GAME 

ADOPTED BY THE SCOTTISH BOWLING ASSOCIATION. 



I.— RINKS OR DIVISIONS OF THE GREEN. 

1. The green shall be divided into spaces called rinks, not less 
than 19 nor more than 21 feet in width, numbered consecutively, 
the centre of each rink being marked on the bank at each end 
by a pin or other device, and the four corners of the rink by pins 
driven into the ditch'. The side boundary of the rink shall stretch 
from bank to bank. 

[To prevent disputes, it is recommended that the pins at the 
opposite ends of the rink should be connected by a linen 
thread, drawn tight on the surface of the green ; and that, 
where practicable, the boundary pins of an outside rink be 
placed at least two feet from the side ditch. It is also recom- 
mended that the bank be not less than 18 inches in height, 
with an angle from the green of not more than 120 degrees.] 

2. When a match is to be played, the numbers of the rinks 
should be put into a bag or other receptacle, and drawn at the 
green by the skips or their representatives. 

3. Ordinary games may be played, without having recourse to 
drawing, on a rink mutually agreed upon. 

II.— BOWLS— SIZE AND BIAS. 

1. No bowl shall exceed 16% inches in circumference, nor 3% 
pounds in weight, nor have a less bias than the Standard Bowl 
adopted by the Association. 

2, Any bowl to which objection is taken shall be tested by 
comparison with a standard bowl of the Association, bearing the 
Association's stamp. Any objection must be taken at the start, or 
not later than the sixth end of a game. 

In the case of a club match or competition, the test shall at 
once be applied, at the distance of 32 yards, by two referees ap- 
pointed by the parties, and if the referees disagree, they shall 
appoint an oversman. In the event of a bowl being declared of a 



Spalding' s Athletic Library. 27 

less bias than the standard, the further use of it in that club 
match or competition shall not be allowed, and the party at fault 
shall, from the stage at which the game then stood, play with any 
bowl, conform to standard, selected for him by the referees or 
oversman, or forfeit the game. In the event of the game being 
so forfeited, the objecting rink or player shall, in addition to 
being declared winner, be entitled to add to its or his score one 
shot for such number of shots or ends as may still remain to be 
played. 

In the case of a tournament, the bowl or bowls objected to 
by an opponent shall, at the conclusion of the game, be taken 
possession of by the secretary of the tournament, who shall have 
the same forthwith tested by two of the umpires of the tourna- 
ment, who are not members of the same club as either of the 
parties, and who, if they cannot agree, shall call in another of 
the umpires, who must also be a neutral person, to determine 
whether the objection is frivolous; but if there be reasonable 
ground for doubt, the bowl or bowls shall at once be sent to one 
of the officers of the Association, to be tested by him. The officer 
shall test and return without delay all bowls thus sent to him, 
and shall also send to the secretary of the tournament a written 
report of the result of the test. The decision of the umpires, 
oversman, or officer, as the case may be, shall be final. The 
;)bjector shall lodge with the secretary of the tournament the sum 
of two shillings and sixpence, to cover the expense of testing, 
and to discourage frivolous objections, which sum shall be 
returned to him if his objection be sustained, and in that case 
the secretary of 'the tournament shall recover said fee from the 
owner of the bowl or bowls before they are returned to him, and 
the competitor who used them shall be disqualified, and his 
opponent held as having won the tie. 

[Note. — To facilitate the testing of bowls under the rule, the 
Association trusts that each constituent club of the Associa- 
tion will provide itself with a Standard Bowl, made and 
stamped by one of its officers. Competitors in a public 
tournament are recommended to have their bowls tested and 
■ stamped beforehand.] 



28 Spalding' s Athletic Library. 

3. Markers. — In single-handed tournaments one marker only 
shall act in each game. The marker may answer queries as to 
position of bowls and their distance from the jack, but shall not 
give directions to, nor consult with, either player as to the play. 
Markers shall be appointed by the directors of the tournament, 
local secretaries, or umpires, whom failing, by the competitors 
themselves. 

III.— SIZE OF THE JACK. 
The jack shall be about 2% inches in diameter. 



IV.— CONDITIONS OF A GAME. 

1. A game may consist of any number of shots or heads, or 
may be played for any length of time, as previously agreed upon. 

2. When a match consists of more than one rink on each side, 
the total scores of the respective parties shall decide the contest. 

3. When a game consists of a stated number of heads, and 
there is only one rink on each side, should it be found when the 
given number of heads has been played that the scores are equal, 
one extra head shall be played so as to decide the contest, and 
should the extra head result again in a tie, one more shall be 
played. 

v.— RINK OR TEAM OF PLAYERS. 
I. A rink or team shall consist of four players, each playing 
two bowls, and called respectively, according to the order in 
which they play, leader or lead, second player, third player, and 
skip or driver. Unless otherwise mutually agreed upon, it shall 
be determined by tossing or by playing a trial head, which party 
is to play first, the winner of the toss or the head to have the 
choice. In all subsequent heads the party which won the pre- 
vious head play shall play first. The leaders play their two bowls 
alternately, and so on, each pair of players in succession to the 
end. The order of playing shall not be changed after the first 
head has been played. No one shall play until his opponent's 
bowl has ceased to run ; a bowl so played may be stopped, and 
sent back to be played over again. 



Spalding' s Athletic Library. 29 

2. A bowl played by mistake shall be replaced by the player's 
own bowl. 

3. When a player has played before his turn, the opponents 
may stop the bowl in its course, or allow it to remain when it 
comes to rest, or cause it to be played over again in its proper 
order. If it has moved either jack or bowls, the opponents shall 
have the power to cause the end to be begun anew. 

4. No player shall change his bowls during the game, except 
with the consent of the opposing party. 

5. If less than three players appear on either side, the game, 
so far as that rink is concerned, shall not proceed, and the rink 
with which this occurs shall be held as having failed to appear, 
and shall forfeit the game. Should such forfeiture take place 
where more rinks than one from each club are concerned, and 
where the aggregate or average scores are to decide the contest, 
the scores of the remaining rinks only shall be counted, but such 
average shall, as a penalty in the case of the defaulting club, be 
arrived at by dividing the aggregate score by the number of 
rinks w^hich should have played, and not, as in the case of the 
other club, by the number actually engaged in the game. In the 
absence of a single player, from one or both sides, in an ordinary 
club match or friendly game, the number of bowls shall be made 
up by the party or parties playing odd bowls, these odd bowls 
being played by the first and second players. In a match for a 
trophy or other prize, where more rinks than one from each club 
are engaged, odd bowls may, in the absence of one of the players 
of any rink, be played in the manner above provided, but one- 
fourth of the total shots gained by such rink shall be deducted 
from its score at the end of the game. In a match fcr a trophy 
or other prize where a club is represented by only one rink such 
rink must play with four men, but should only three men appear 
on one of the sides, the whole details of the case shall, unless 
an amicable arrangement be made for another date within the 
authorized limit of time, be reported by the umpire to the local 
secretary, who shall, in turn, report them to the secretary of the 
Association. The secretary of the Association shall then call a 
meeting of committee to dispose of each such case on its merits. 



30 Spalding' s Athletic Library. 

VI.— SKIPS OR DRIVERS. 

1. The skips shall have sole charge of their respective rinks, 
and their instructions must be obeyed by the other players. 

2. The skip shall have the control of the. play, but he may 
delegate this duty at any time to a substitute, who is usually the 
third player. 

3. As soon as a bowl is greened, the director must retire 
behind the jack. 

4. The players not engaged must stand jack-Jiigh, or behind 
the mat-line. 

5. The last player should remove the mat to the bank. 

6. The two skips shall be judges of all disputed points, and, 
when they agree, their decision shall be final ; if they cannot 
agree, the point shall be decided by the umpire previously ap- 
pointed, whom failing, by a neutral person mutually chosen. 

VII.— THE CLOTH OR MAT. 

1. Each player, when playing, shall stand with at least one 
foot on the mat. 

2. The mat shall, at the first head, be placed by the leader of 
the party which is to play first, and in every subsequent head 
by the leader of the party which lost the previous head; but it 
shall be in the option of the winner of any head to have the mat 
laid at the place where the jack lay, or between it and any point 
backward not less than one yard from the ditch, the mat in any 
case being placed in the centre of the rink. In starting play, or 
when the jack at the finish of a head lies in the ditch, or less than 
one yard from it, the mat shall be placed forward to about that 
distance. The mat shall not be moved till the head is finished, 
but if moved by accident or inadvertently, it shall be replaced as 
near its original position as possible. It is recommended that 
the size of the mat be 22 by 14 inches or thereby. 

VIII.— THROWING THE JACK. 
I. The leader of the party which is to play first shall throw 
the jack. 



Spalding's Athletic Library. 31 

2. If the jack run into the ditch at the first throw in a game, 
it shall be placed two yards from it. If it be thrown into the 
ditch at any subsequent head, the opposing party shall throw it 
anew, but shall not play first. When thrown less than two yards 
from the ditch, the jack should be moved out to that distance. 

3. The jack shall be thrown not less than 25 yards from the 
mat, and if it run to one side it shall be moved straight across 
and placed in the line of the pins numbering the rinks. If it be 
thrown less than 25 yards, it shall be treated according to the 
rule applicable to a jack thrown into the ditch after the first 
head. (See Clause 2 of this Rule.) 

4. If none of the foregoing rules have been transgressed, the 
jack shall be played to wherever it has been thrown; or, if moved, 
it must be by mutual consent of parties. 

5. After having been played to, it shall not be touched or 
interfered with in any manner otherwise than by the effects of the 
play, until the result of the head has been determined. 

IX.— MOVEMENT OF THE JACK AND OF BOWLS. 

1. If the jack be driven into the ditch, within the limits of the 
rink, its place shall be accurately marked, but it shall not be re- 
moved from its place (either on to the green or elsewhere), ex- 
cept by a toucher (see Rule XII., Sec. 5). Should it be driven 
beyond the limits of the rink, that is to say, over the bank, or 
past the side boundary of the rink by a bowl in play, it shall be 
counted dead; but if moved by a bowl out of play, it shall be 
restored to its place. 

[Note. — A bowl played or driven to the ditch which is not a 
toucher, shall, when it falls into the ditch, be out of play.] 

2. The foregoing rule as to being counted dead when driven 
beyond the limits of the rink shall likewise apply to bowls, 
whether they be touchers or not, but neither jack nor bowl shall 
be counted dead unless it be wholly outside the boundary when 
it comes to rest, even though it may have been so in its course. 

3. A bowl when "dead" must be at once removed to the bank. 
Whenever the jack is "dead" the head must of necessity be played 



32 Spalding' s Athletic Library. 

over again, and it shall in no case be counted a played head, not 
even though all the bowls have been played. 

4. The jack (though driven to the side of the rink, if not 
beyond its limits), may be played to on either hand, but any 
bowl played to it, which, when it has come to rest, lies v»'holly 
outside the rink, shall be counted dead. 

5. In the event of the jack being broken, the head shall be 
begun anew. 

X.— JACK OR BOWL REBOUNDING. 
I. Should the jack run against the bank or a bov/1 in the 
ditch, and rebound on to the green, or after being played into 
the ditch it be so operated upon by a toucher as to find its wa)*- 
again on to the green, it shall be played to in the same manner 
as if it had never been moved. But a bowl similarly rebounding 
shall, unless it be a toucher, be counted dead, and any bowl or 
jack moved thereby shall be put back to its former position. 

XL— JACK OR BOWL BURNED. 
The term "burned" is applied to a jack or bowl which has 
been interfered with or displaced, otherwise than by a bowl in 
play. 

Jack Burned. 

1. While in motion on the green. 

When a jack while in motion on the green is burned — 
(a) By one of the players, the opposing party shall have 
the option of letting it lie where it stops, and playing 
the head out, or of beginning the head anew. 
{b) By a neutral person, or by a bowl belonging to a 
neutral person, the parties shall come to an agreement 
as to its position, otherwise the head shall be begun 
anew. 

2. While in motion in the ditch. 

Bowls in the ditch which are not touchers should be im- 
mediately removed to the bank (see Rule XIII.), but 
in the event of an omission to remove them the jack 



Spalding's Athletic Library. 33 

or touchers coming in contact with them shall be 
allowed to lie where they rest. In such a case, these 
bowls should then be removed to the bank. . 
While at rest. 
When a jack v;hile at rest on the green is burned — 
(a) By one of the players, the opposite party may replace 
it in its original position, or allow it to remain as 
moved. 
(J)) By a neutral person, or by a bowl belonging to a 
neutral person, the parties shall come to an agreement 
as to its position, otherwise the head shall be begun 
anew. 
While at rest in the ditch. (See Rule IX., Sec. i.) 

Bowl Burned. 
While in motion. 

A. When a bowl, during its original course, and before it has 
passed the jack, is burned — 

(a) By the party to whom it belongs, it shall be counted 

dead. 
(&) By an opponent, the player's party may claim to have 

it played over again, or to let it lie where it rests, or 

to have the head begun anew. 
(c) By a neutral person, it shall be played over again. 

B. When a bowl which, in its original course, has passed the 
jack and, being still in motion, is burned — 

(a) By the player's own party, it shall be counted dead, 
whether it has touched the jack or not. 

(b) By an opponent or a neutral person, the player's party 
may choose to let it lie where it comes to rest, or to 
have the head begun anew. 

C. When a bowl which had come to rest is afterward set in 
motion by a bowl in play, and while still moving, is burned — 

(a) By the party to whom it belongs, it shall be counted 
dead. 

(b) By an opponent, the party to whom it belongs may 
choose to let it lie where it comes to rest, or place it 



34 Spalding' s Athletic Library. 

where they think it would probably have rested had it 
not been interfered with. 
(c) By a neutral person, it may be allowed to lie, or be 
placed to the mutual satisfaction of parties ; where 
agreement cannot be attained, the head shall be played 
over again. 
2. While at rest. 

When a bowl while at rest is burned — 

(a) By either party, it may be replaced by the opposite 
party, or in the latter's option be allowed to remain 
where it lies. 

(b) By a neutral person, or by a bowl not in play, it should 
be replaced as near its original position as possible. 

XII.— TOUCHERS. 

1. A bowl which touches the jack during its original course 
on the green, although previously it may have also touched one 
or more bowls, is called a toucher, and counts in the game 
wherever it rests if on the rink, but should a bowl, after it has 
ceased running, fall over and touch the jack, after another bowl 
has been delivered, it is not to be accounted a toucher. No bowl 
can in any circumstances become a toucher when the jack is in 
the ditch, 

2. If a toucher run into the ditch when played, or be driven 
into the ditch during the course of the subsequent play, the place 
where it rests shall be marked, but its position shall not be 
altered except by the action of another toucher or the jack. 

3. A toucher must be distinguished by a chalk or other dis- 
tinct mark. Unless it be marked before the second succeeding 
bowl is delivered, it is not to be accounted a toucher. If the 
mark be not removed from the bowl before it is played in the 
succeeding head, it may be regarded as a burned bowl, and be 
removed to the bank. 

4. If a bowl be moved outwards from the jack while being 
marked, it must remain as it is; but if moved towards the jack 
it must be restored to its original position. 

5. Touchers may act on the jack or touchers in the ditch. 



Spalding^ s Athletic Library. 35 

XIII.— DITCHERS. 

1. A bowl which does not touch the jack in its original course 
on the green, and runs against the bank or into the ditch, or is 
driven into the ditch by the effects of the play, is called a ditcher, 
and must be immediately removed to the bank. 

2. Should a ditcher under any circumstances return to the 
green, it must be placed on the bank. 

XIV.— POSSESSION OF THE RINK. 

1. As soon as each bowl stops running, the possession of the 
rink is transferred to the other party, time being allowed for 
marking a toucher. 

2. The party in possession of the rink for the time being 
must not be disturbed or annoyed by their opponents. 

XV.— RESULT OF HEAD. 

1. When the last bowl in a head stops running, half a minute 
shall elapse, if either party so require, before the shots are 
counted. 

2. Neither jack nor bowls shall be moved until both parties 
are agreed as to the shots. 

3. If a bowl requiring to be measured is resting on another 
bowl, which prevents its measurement, the best means available 
shall be taken to secure it in its position, whereupon the other 
shall be removed. The same course shall be followed when more 
than two bowls are involved. 

4. No measuring shall be allowed until the head has been 
played out. 

5. When at the conclusion of a head a tie for the first shot 
occurs, it shall, in a game of ends, be counted a played head. 

6. The duty of keeping the score, and of announcing the state 
of the game at the end of each head, should be assigned to the 
second player. 

XVI.— OBJECTS ON THE GREEN. 

I. Under no circumstances is any object to be laid on the 



36 Spalding's Athletic Library. 

green, or on a bowl, or on the jack, but it may be displayed in 
the hand for the guidance of the player. 

XVII.— ONLOOKERS. 

I. Persons not engaged in the game must confine themselves 
to the banks, and preserve an attitude of strict neutrality. 



Spalding' s Athletic Library. 37 



RULES FOR THE GAME OF POINTS 



1. The game shall consist of 32 shots, viz., 8 each at draiving, 
guarding, trailing, and driving. It shall be played in two rounds 
of the green, 4 shots at each point, and bowls shall be played 
on the fore and back hand alternately. 

2. Ties shall be decided by playing two shots, one on the fore, 
and one on the back hand, at each point. 

3. Each player shall use four bowls, and no change of bowls 
shall be permitted. 

4. Before commencing, each player shall be allowed two trial 
shots at drawing, one on the fore, and one on the back hand. 

5. A marker shall be appointed to take charge of each rink, 
and it shall be the duty of the marker to declare the value of 
each shot, when the bowl comes to rest, to enter the same in a 
book or form ruled for the purpose, and, when each player's 
shots are finished, to declare the result. 

6. An umpire shall be chosen before play begins, and he shall 
decide finally all disputes that may arise. 

7. No interference with the marker shall be allowed, and 
any dispute as to the value of a shot shall be referred to the 
umpire. 

8. When play is finished, the markers shall hand in their 
scores to the secretary of the match, who shall enter each score 
in a book or sheet, ascertain the total score of each competitor, 
and declare the result as soon as possible, in the presence of the 
players. 

9. In the pomts game. Rule IX. of the Laws of the Game shall 
not apply. 



38 



Spalding s Athletic Library 



DIAGRAMS SHOWING HOW THE RINKS ARE 
TO BE LAID OFF 



Distance between mat and jack should be loo feet, 
and between jack and ditch, 9 feet at least. 



Bowls Marked •; Jacks O 



DRAWING 



GUARDING 





•-5-FEET-« 



TRAILING 




DRIVING 






Spalding s Athletic Library. 39 

Drawing. — Three concentric circles, of i, 2 and 3 feet radius, 
respectively, to be drawn with chalk or made with thread and 
pins round the centre-pin or mark upon which a jack is to be 
placed. Two bowls to be placed in front, 5 feet apart and 15 feef 
from the tee. 

Guarding.— Six lines of thread, placed as on diagram, the 
two centre ones 11 feet long, the two next 10 feet, and the outer- 
most 9 feet, to be fastened 6 inches apart to the green by pins, 
a jack being placed at each end of the centre place. 

Trailing.— Two bowls to be placed 3 feet apart, with two line? 
drawn across their front and back, and a jack to be placed equi- 
distant from both, immediately before the line drawn in front. A 
semi-circle to be drawn at back of bowls, having a radius of 9 
feet from jack. 

Driving.— Two bowls to be placed 2 feet apart behind the 
jack, and each 15 inches from it. 

l^ote.—lt will be convenient to have the position of each bowl 
or jack marked upon the turf, so as to facilitate replacement 
in case of one or other being moved. 

A separate rink should be laid off for each section of the game. 



40 Spalding's Athletic Library. 



SCORING 

THE HIGHEST POSSIBLE SCORE IS 96 POINTS. 



Drawing. — If a bowl, having passed outside without touching 
either of the two bowls placed on the rink, rest within three feet 
of the centre pin or tee, it shall score i, if within two feet it 
shall score 2, and if within one foot it shall score 3. 

Guarding. — If a bowl come to rest on the centre space it shall 
score 3 points, if on either of the two next it shall score 2 
points, and if on either of the outermost it shall score i point. 

The jack in front shall be temporarily lifted should a bowl 
played be thought likely to touch it, and thereby be affected in its 
destination. A bowl which touches the jack which is being 
guarded, shall not count. 

Trailing. — If a bowl trail the jack through between, and past 
the line square to the back of, the stationary bowls, it shall score 
3, provided both jack and bowl be entirely over said line. 

If a bowl trail the jack past, but do not itself entirely cross 
the said line at back of bowls; or if it trail the jack past the line 
in front and not over the line at back, but itself cross the back 
line, it shall score 2. 

If a bowl pass between the jack and either of the stationary 
bowls over the back line without having touched the jack; or 
having touched it, do not carry it over the front line, but itself 
pass over the back line; or if it trail the jack over the front line 
though it do not itself cross it, it shall score i. 

No score shall be made if the jack, though touched, be not 
trailed clear over the front line or the bowl played do not cross 
the back line. 

In all these provisions it must be understood that the bowl 
played must not touch either of the stationary bowls, and that 
neither the jack when trailed nor the bowl played shall travel 
outside the semi-circle. 

Driving. — If a bowl drive the jack to the ditch through be- 
tween the two bowls, it shall score 3. 



Spa/dins^'s Athletic Library. 41 

If a bowl shift the jack, without carrying it through between 
the two bowls to the ditch, it shall score 2. 

If a bowl touch the jack without shifting it or pass between the 
jack and either of the two bowls it shall score i. 

In all these provisions the bowl played must not touch either 
of the two bowls on the green and must itself run into the ditch. 
Note.—^o bowl is to be held as outside any circle or line unless 
it be entirely clear of it. This may be ascertained by looking 
perpendicularly down upon it or placing a square on the 
green. In the case of guarding, the whole thread must be 
visible to the eye of the marker, standing at either end of it. 



OFFICIAL RULES FO R ALL ATHLETIC SPORTS. 

The following list contains the Group and the Number of the book of 
Spalding's Athletic Library in which the rules wanted are contained. See 
front pages of book for com lete list of Spalding's Athletic Library. 



Event. 



All-Round Athletic Cham 

pionship 

A. A. U. Athletic Rules . . . 
A. A. U. Boxing Rules .... 
A. A. U. Gymnastic Rules. 
A. A, U. Water Polo Itules 
A. A. U. Wrestling Rules. : 

Archery 

Badminton 

Base Ball 

Indoor 

Basket Ball, Official 

Collegiate 

Women's 

Water 

Basket Goal 

Bat Ball 

Betting 

Bowling 

Boxing— A. A, U., Marquis 

of Queensbury, London 

Prize Ring 

Broadsword (mounted) 

Caledonian Games 

Canoeing 

Children's Games 

Court Tennis 

Cricket 

Croquet 

Curling 

Dog Racing 

Fencing 

Foot Ball 

Code of Rules 

Association (Soccer) . 

English Rugby 

Canadian 

Golf 

Golf-Croquet 

Hand Ball 

Hand Polo 

Hand Tennis 

Hitch and Kick 

Hockey 

Ice 

Field 

Garden 

Lawn 

Parlor 

Ring 

Ontario Hockey Ass'n 

Indoor Base Ball 

Intercollegiate A. A. A. A 

I.-C. Gymnastic Ass'n 

Lacrosse 

U. S. I.-C. Lacrosse League 



ft 

s 


No. 


o 




12 


182 


12 


311 


12 


311 


12 


311 


12 


311 


12 


311 


11 


248 


11 


188 


1 


1 


9 


9 


7 


7 


7 


312 


7 


318 


12 


55 


6 


188 ; 


12 


55 


12 


55 ; 


8 


8 j 


14 


162 


12 


55 


12 


55 


13 


23 


11 


189 


11 


194 


3 


3 1 


11 


138 


11 


14 


12 


55 1 


14 


165 


2 


2 i 


2 


334 - 


2 


2a 


12 


55 


2 


332 


5 


5 


6 


188 


11 


13 


10 


188 


11 


194 


12 


55 


6 


304 


6 
6 
6 


6 

154 

188 


6 


188 


6 


188 


12 
6 


55 
256 


9 
12 


9 

307 


15 


333 


11 


201 


J 11 


337 



Event. 



Lawn Bowls 

Lawn Games 

Lawn Tennis 

Obstacle Races 

Olympic GameEvents — Mar- 
athon Race, Stone Throw- 
ing with Impetus, Spear 
Throwing, HellenicMethod 
of Thi'owing Discus. Dis- 
cus, Greek Style for Youths 

Pigeon Flying 

Pin Ball 

Playground Ball 

Polo (Equestrian) 

Polo, Rugby 

Polo, Water (A. A. U.) 

Potato Racing 

Professional Racing, Shef- 
field Rules 

Public Schools Athletic 

League Athletic Rule^. . . 

Girls' Branch ; including 

Rules for School Games. 

Push Ball 

Push Ball, Water 

Quoits 

Racquets 

Revolver Shooting 

Ring Hockey 

Roller Polo 

Roller Skating Rink 

Roque 

Rowing 

Sack Racing 

Shuffleboard 

Skating 

Skittles 

Snowshoeing 

Squash Racquets 

Swimming 

Tether Tennis 

Three- Legged Race 

Volley Ball 

Wall Scaling 

Walking 

Water Polo (American) 

sVater Polo (English) 

Wicket Polo 

Wrestling 

Y. M. C. A. All-Round Test 

Y. M. C. A. Athletic Rules. . 

Y. M. C. A. Hand Ball Rules. 

Y.M.C.A. Pentathlon Rules. 

Y.M.C.A. Volley Ball Rules. 



12 


55 


12 


55 


12 


55 


1 


806 


10 


199 


12 


55 


12 


311 


12 


311 



12 



No. 



207 
188 



55 



55 



313 



12 


314 


11 


170 


12 


55 


11 


167 


11 


194 


12 


55 


6 


180 


10 


10 


10 


10 


11 


271 


13 


128 


12 


55 


12 


55 


13 


209 


12 


55 


12 


55 


11 


194 


13 


177 


11 


188 


12 


55 


6 


188 


12 


55 


12 


55 


12 


311 


12 


55 


10 


188 


14 


236 


12 


302 


12 


302 


12 


302 


12 


302 


12 


302 



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#Umciai KOque uailS. ^^^^^.5^,^^^ is practically unbreakable, yet retains 
the resiliencv that is necessarv in an article of this kind. The ball will not chip 




the resihency that is necessary in ^i. c.ii,.«,.y v.. v..... -..— . t>-.^,iot;«r, qJ^o 

or break when used under ordinary conditions m actua play. Reg^>lation s»ze 
and weight, and finished in Red, White. Blue and Black.^ Packed completejn 



box. 



Per set of 4, $ I COO 



Individual Roque Mallets. 



No. M. Expert Roque Mallet. Extra quality se- 
lected dogwood head, 9'^ inches long, with heavy 
nickel ferrules. One end soft, the other hard rubber cap^ Selected ash handle 15^ inches 
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"No. 30. Special mallets, 8-in. hardwood heads, 24-in. 
hickory handles glued to head; painted and varnished. 
.Special quality rock maple balls, painted solid red, blue, 
white and black; varnished. Stakes painted to match 
balls; wickets steel wire, japanned white, with sockets. 
Complete with book of rules in handsome box S 5 . O 



Our croquet goods, while moderate in price, are thoroughly 
up-to-date in every particular. We describe them exactly 
as they are. Prices regulated according to quality of 

material and finish. 
Four Ball Sets No. I l A. Fancy mallets, 8-in. maple 
head, nicely striped, and ash handle. Fancy stakes. 
Balls of selected rock maple. Packed in strong wooden 

box Per set, S3. OO 

No. I 9C. Special mallets, 9-in. selected dogwood head, 
handsomely striped and polished; hand turned professional 
handle. Dogwood balls, solid color stained in, not painted; 
guaranteed not to flake or rub off; polished. Wickets of 
heavy twisted wire, white enameled, and fitted with candle- 
stick so they can be used after dark; wooden sockets. 
Stakes fancy painted and polished. Handsome hardwood 
stained and polished box. . ., Per set, $8.00 

No. 40. Extra quality mallets, 9-in. hardwood heads, 
24-in. hickory handles threaded to heads; painted and 
varnished. Extra quality dogwood balls painted solid 
colors and varnished; wickets heavy steel wire, jap- 
anned white and furnished with wooden sockets. Com- 
plete set with book of rules in handsome box. $1 O.OO 



Eight Ball Sets 

No. 4. This is an eight-ball polished set; selected handles, large fancy stakes, galvanized wicket, with 
mallets and balls of nice native wood. Extra value. . .... Perset, S2.60 

No. I 4H. Special set. 7-in. dogwood head mallets, fancy painted striping and polished maple handle. 
Selected dogwood balls, striped, painted and polished. Wickets of twisted wire, white enameled, wooden 
sockets. Stakes fancy striped and polished. Complete in polished wood box. . Per set, $8.00 

No. I OD. Mallets with 8-in. maple head, fancy striped, painted and varnished and fancy turned handle. 
Maple balls striped and varnished. Wickets of heavy galvanized iron wire with sockets. Packed in strong 

wooden box Per set, $4.00 

No. I 3F. Fancy mallets, 8-in. maple head, striped, painted and gilt, handle fancy turned. Polished maple 
balls, with painted striping. Fancy painted stakes. Wickets, wooden sockets. Polished wood box with 
handles on end Per set, $6.O0 



Individual 
Croquet Mallets 



All made according to latest ap- 
proved models and finest quality 
throughout. 

No. 1 . Brooklyn style. Finely fin- 
ished imitation boxwood head, 
8 inches long. Fancy painted 
handle. Each, S I .OO 

No. 2. Philadelphia style. Special 
selected dogwood head, 9x2^ 
inches, with metal bands and hand 
turned handle^ Each, $2.00 

No. 3. Chicago style. Extra qual- 
ity persimmon head, 9 x 2§ inches, 
highly polished and hand turned 
handle. . Each, SI. 5 O 



H 



Extra 
Croquet Balls 

No. 7. Special selected dogwood, 
thoroughly seasoned, with solid 
colors dyed in instead of painted". 
Highly polished and color 
warranted not to flake or rub 
off. Per set of 4, S2.60 

No. C. Composition croquet balls, 
regulation size and weight, and 
colored red, white, blue and black 
in fast colors. Extremely dur- 
able and will give excellent satis- 
faction. Packed complete in 
box. Per set of 4, $6. OO 

Extra Stakes and Wickets 

No. 2S. Fancy stakes, nicely 
painted and polished. Pair, 75c, 

No. IS. Heavy twisted wire 
square wickets, white enameled. 

Per set of 10, $1.25 no. 3 



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Aldred Archery Goods 




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HEN we secured the exclusive agency for 
the sale of the well known line of Archery 
Goods manufactured by Thos. Aldred, it 
was our idea that as headquarters for 
athletic goods of every description in the 
United States and Canada archers would 
find it convenient to purchase their sup- 
plies through the various branch stores of 
A. G. Spalding & Bros. No manufacturer is better known 
in this line than Thomas Aldred, and his goods will be 
found eminently satisfactory. Expert archers will be 
able to select from our stock, Bows, Arrows, and other 
requisites made under his personal supervision, and 
possessing all the advantages which an experience of 
over fifty years enables a manufacturer to add to the 

ordinary value of a well made article. 
Archery has fluctuated in popularity during the past 
""' *• '"^- thirty years in this country, but during all of that 

time the sport has held its place high in the estimation of people who have required out-of-door 
exercise of an invigorating nature, but not too violent. The antiquity of this form of amusement, 
and the general knowledge of the use of the various implements required, renders a special reference 
to these matters unnecessary, but a few words regarding the selection of bows and arrows may not 

be out of place. 
Gentlemen's bows should be 6 ft. and ladies' 5 ft. to 5 ft. 6 in. Weight of your bow should be accord- 
ing to your strength, and particular care should be used in making selection, to avoid picking one 

with too strong a pull. 
Gentlemen's arrows should measure 28 in. ; sometimes longer ones are used. Ladies' arrows 24 and 25 in. 
Arrows are weighed against new English silver coin. Ladies' weigh from 26 to 3/6 and gentlemen's 
4 - to 5'-, according to the distance — for instance, at sixty yards a heavier arrow may be used than 
at a hundred yards. \Vhen shooting in company, arrows should be painted or marked differently for 
each person, so as to be distinguishable. 

Aldred Bows and Arrows, Suitable for Expert Use 

Remember, we are sole agents for the United States and Canada for Thos. Aldred's World 



Famed Archery Goods 



No. YM. Men's English Yew. Extra good quality bow, 
weights 42 to 55 lbs. ; length 6 feet. Each bow in a baize 
bag Each, S24.00 

No. YW. Ladies' English Yew. Extra good quality bow; 
weights 26 to 38 lbs. ; length 5 feet 6 inches. Each bow in a 
baize bag. Each, $20.00 

No. SW. Ladies' Spanish Yew. Special quality bow; weights 
26 to 38 lbs. ; length 5 feet 6 inches. Each bow in a baize 
bag Each, SI 6.00 

No. LM. Men's Lancewood. Special quality bow; weights 88,^ 
to 55 lbs. ; 6 feet long. . . Each. S8.00 

No. LW. Ladies' Lancewood. Special quality bow; weights 
20 to 38 lbs. ; length 5 feet 6 inches. , Each, S6.00 



V 



No. PW. Ladies' Footed Arrows 
With T. A.'s parallel points 
painted between feathers and 
peacock feathers; size 25 inches; 
weights 3/3 and 3/6. 

Dozen, $ I O.OO 

No. PF. Men's Footed Arrows 
With T. A.'s parallel points; 
painted between feathers and 
peacock feathers; size 28 inches; 
weights 4' 6, 4 '9 and 5 '-. 

Dozen, 9 1 O.OO 



Arrows are packed one dozen each size and 
weight in pasteboard box, and match exactly, 
also in marking on arrows themselves. 



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Reversible Lancewood Bows 

No. 1 . 3 ft. nicely poiished, velvet handle.. Each, S .25 

No. 2. 3 ft. 6 in., nicely polished, velvet ha'ndle. " .50 

No. 3. 4 ftTnicely polished, velvet handle. . ,75 

No. 4. 4 ft. 6 in., nicely polished, velvet handle. • .OO 

No. 5. 5 ft. nicely pohshed, velvet handle. 1 .25 

Lancewood Bows-Self-Made to Weight 

These are fine quality, imported and will give 

the best of satisfaction. 

No. 24. Ladies', 5 ft, 20 to 38 lbs. $2.50 

No. 25. Ladies'. -5 ft. 3,in., 20 to 38 lbs. 

Each, $3.00 

No. 26. Men's, 6 ft, 38 to 55 lbs. 3.50 

Lemonwood Bows Special Quality 

No. A. Special Ladies, length 5 feet 3 inches, 
horn tipped, French polished, with best 
Flemish string, 20 to 38 lbs. Each, $4.00 

No. B. Special Gentlemen's', length 6 feet, 
horn tipped, French polished, with best 
Flemish string, 38 to 55 lbs. Each, $5.00 

Bow Strings 

No. 43. Best quality Flemish strings, 5, 5 

or 6 feet. ... " ' 

No. 45. Cotton strings. 
Each, 25c. 



Each. 7 5c. 



Straw Targets 

Painted in bright colors. Easily distin- 
guishable at a distance. Five circles count 
as follows : Gold centre, 9; Red, 7; Inner 
White or Blue, 5; Black, 3; Outer White. I 
A pair of targets 
should be in thai 
field to save tim© 
and trouble. 




18 inch diameter 
24 inch diameter 
27 inch diam.eter, 
30 inch diameter, 
36 inch diameter. 
42 inch diameter, 
48 inch diameter. 
48 inch diameter, extra 
thick, ofl^cial. S I O.OO 

Iron Target Stands 

No. 3. 6 feet $3.00 




No. 2. 15 inch 2 feathered arrows, plain, 

brass point. . . Doz.,5<)c. 

No. 3. 18 inch 2 feathered arrows, plain, 

brass point. . . " " Doz., 75c. 

No. 4. 21 inch 3 feathered arrows, plain, 

brass point . . *Doz., $ 1 .20 

No. 5. 24 inch 3 feathered arrows, nicely 

painted, polished, brass point Doz., $1.75 
No. 6. 25 inch 3 feathered arrows, nicely 

painted, polished, steel point. Doz., $2.50 



C\ Arrows p No. 7. 28 inch 3 feathered arrows, nicely 

^ — " painted and polished, steel point Dz.,S3.00. 

No. 12. ' " ' 



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inch 3 feathered arrows, extra 
quality, nicely painted and gilt, steel point. 
One dozen in box. Doz., $5.00 

No. 2 1 . 25 inch Ladies' best footed, with 
parallel points, painted and gilt and painted 
between feathers. One_dozen, matched, in 
box. ..." Doz., $ I O.OO 

No. 22. 28 inch Gent's best footed, with 
parallel points, painted and gilt and painted 
between feathers. One dozen, matched, in 
box. Doz., S I I .OO 




Archery Arm Guards 

■No. 23. For men. Good quality heavy 
tan leather, nicely finished ; silk elastic 
straps. . . Each, $1 .50 

No. 8. For ladies. Black leather, nicely 
finished, silk elastic straps. Each, $ i . 50 
Archery Gloves 
No. I 8. For men. Good quality 
tan leather back; silk elastic_strap; 3 leather 
finger tips. . . . Each, $ I .OO 

No. 2. Ladies. Good quality black leather back; 
silk elastic strap; 3 leather finger tips. OOc . 
No. 3. Same quality as No. 2, but laced 
' finger tips. . . Each, S I .OO 

Archery Bow Bags 
No. 4 4 . Good quality heavy green baize. J wo sizes, 
6 ft. and 5 ft 6 in., for ladies' and men's bow's. 40c. 

Archery Tassels 
No. 32. Ladies' green tassels. Each, 50c. 

No. 34. Men's green tassels. " 60c. 



Archery Quiver and Belt 

No. 26. For men. 
Nicely finished sub- 
stantial tan leather 
belt with leather 
covered buckle. Quiver is of metal, 
leather covered, well made. $2.50 
No. 1 3. For ladies. Dark green 
leather, similar to above but smaller 
in size. Excellent quality through- 
out . ■. Each, $2.25 

Archery Arrow Points (Steel) 
No. X. For ladies' arrows. Each, lOc. 
No. Y For men's arrows. " lOc. 

Archery Finger Tips 
No. 5. Ladies' knuckle tips. Laced. Setof 3,$ 1 .2& 
No. 20. Men's knuckle tips. Laced. 1.26' 

Horn Tips for Archery Bows 
No. 0. For ladies' bows, . Pair, 50c. 

No. M. For men's bows. . " 60c. 




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1^ grade goods, even when flgored with a large discount off. 




Hayward "Ceniury' 



The Hayward 
"Century" 



We are the sole makers of 
these bats, and they are 
as near perfection ag it is 
possible to maTce them. 
Tom Hayward, of the 
Surrey XL, carefully 
selects and personally exs 

amines every bat, and each one is stamped with his 

signature. 

The Blades of these bats are made from the best 

willow procurable, and are well seasoned. They are clear, 

Straight grain, well wooded in the right place, and perfect 

in shape and balance. 

The Handles are made from the best cane, specially. 

compressed with three strips of pure Para rubber running 

through them, which gives the bat excellent spring and, 

great driving power. 

"This is the bat with which I made 136 and 130 
for Australia vs. England, at Kennington Oval, 
August 9, 10, 11, 1909. Warren Bardsley." 

" I have also made the following scores with a 
Spalding Bat: 63, 76, 63 (not out), 219, 108, 118,<2ll." 

PERSONAL SELECTION 

Many players like to go over a stock of bats until they find 
one that just suits them in weight and balance. This may 
be done at any Spalding store, the large assortment which 
we carry at all times in stock making it possible for us to 
suit exactly in every case. An extra charge will be made 
for this special service. 

All Spalding Cricket Bats are uniform in finish and quality 
of material in each grade. "Personal Selection" refers 
simply to weight and balance, our bats being made in a 
great variety of weights, in which the balance also varies. 



The Hayward "Century 



99 



MEN'S SIZE 

Personax Selection. (See note above). Each, $8.00 

Ordinary Selection. . . . " 7.00 

The Hayward "Century," Youths' Size. " 4.00 

The "Grand Prix" 

'MEN'S SIZE 
Perfect shape, made from the best selected, seasoned willow, 
light in weight, and guaranteed as to quality and durability. 

PERSONAIi SEUSCTION. (See note above.) Each, S7.00 

Ordinary Selection " 6.50 



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Spalding Prices are net, and will be found much lower than 

quotations made by others on so-called first-grade goods, 

J even when figured with a large discount off. ( . 



THE SPALDING LONDON CLUB 

Double Rubber. Men's Size. 

^ Made in the Improved Shape with two strips of pure 

Para rubber running through the handle; well-seasoned 

blades. A splendid driver and thoroughly reliable bat. 

London Club. Each, $5.50 

THE SPALDING "PRACTICE 

All Cane. Men's Size. 

^ The handles of these bats are made from the best cane 
and the blades are recommended for durability. The 
best practice bat ever sold in this country. 

All Cane Practice. Each, $3.50 



The Spalding Youths' "AU Cane" 

^ An exceedingly well made bat in youths' size. Durable 
and of satisfactory quality. 

Youths' All Cane. Each, $2.75 



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our own Factory at Putney, Elngland 



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SPALDING CRICKET BALLS 

THESE CRICKET BALLS are manufactured in our factory in England, and in both quality and price 
will be found eminently satisfactory. We feel certain that their grand r«3cord on the other side will 
be duplicated in this country. Prices are net and will be found much lower than quotations made by 
others on so-called first-grade goods, eVen when figured with a large discount off. They are all Treble 
Stitched, and guaranteed to retain their color, weight and shape, and at the same time they are soft to the 



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hands, which is much appreciated by wicket-keepers and fieldsmen. 








Grand Prix 

Our Grand Prix Cricket Ball is built 
for first-class cricket. Perfection 
quality throughout. Will wear equally 

well on hard or soft ground. 
No. I . Grand Prix. Each, S2.25 

County Match 

The best ball manufactured at this 
price. Built from the finest materials 
and well finished. Must be tried to 

be appreciated. 
No. 2. County Match. Each, S2.00 



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CONTAINING 
HALf DOZEN 

EVERY BALL 
WARRANTED 



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Favorite Match 



Favorite Match 

A really excellent ball for ordinary 
club matches, wearing very hard and 

retaining its shape to the last. 
No. 3. Favorite Match. Each, S I .7 

Youths' Match 

Adopted by the Preparatory Schools of 
Great Britain. Same material and 
workmanship as in our Grand Prix, but 
smaller and lighter ; weight about 4% 
oz., and circumference about 8% in. 
No. 4. Youths' Match. Each, S 1 .7 5 



EACH BALL 

WRAPPED IN OIL 

PAPER BAG 

EVERY BALL 
WARRANTED 



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Sandow^s Patent 

^^^^^^ isr Dumb Bells 




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A N ENTIRE SYSTEM of Physical Culture is ein- 
n/-\Q braced within the exercises possible with these 
U===LI wonderful dumb bells. 

\}j The bells are made in two halves connected 

by steel springs, the effort necessary in gripping com- 
pelling the pupil to continually devote his whole mind to 
each movement. This concentration of will power on each 
muscle involved is what is re.sponsible for the great result* 
obtained through properly exercising with them. 



Sandows Patent Spring Grip Dumb Bells 

No. 6. MEN'S. Nickel-plated; fitted with seven steel 

springs. ... .Per pair, $3.00 

No. 4. LADIES'. Nickel-plated ; fitted with five steel 

springs. . .... Per pair, $2.50 

No. 2. BOYS'. Nickel-plated; fitted with four steel 

springSi . . . . Per pair, $2.00 



We include with each pair of Sandow Dumb Bells a 
chart of exercises by Sandow and full instructions 
Also a piece of selyyt cloth for keeping 




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m SPALDING TRADEMARK IS PLACETuPON" EVERY GENUINE SPALDING ARTICLE. ACCEPT NO SUBSTITUTE. \ 
The Spalding Automatic Abdominal Masseur 

A Safe and Sure Cure for Constipation and Other Kindred Ailments 

The Automatic Abdominal Masseur is offered the public for treatment of 
constipation, based upon the principle of muscular contraction (the force 
which nature uses), and, by its mechanical arrangement, it effectually 
applies force in the same direction that nature does, and will gradually dis» 
card the use of cathartics. So promptly does the Automatic Abdominal 
Masseur excite the muscular contraction of the intestines, that only a few 
moments' use at the proper time is necessary before its effects will be felt. 
Its action upon the liver and stomach is equally as prompt and effective, and 
derangements of these organs are speedily remedied. 

N. E. cor. 15th and Locust Sis., Philadelphia, Pa. 
A. G. SPALDING & BROS. May 24th, 1906. 

Gentlemen : I have ased the Spalding Antonciti: Abdom- 
!n3l IVlasseur in my practice lor over iiltecn years. I have 
found it o( great benefit in chronic constipation and indiges- 
tion. Your improvement increases its value. 

Very truly yours, WALTER A. FORD, M.D. 

The Spalding Automatic Abdominal Massenr. 

Equipped with Japanned Detachable Gear 
Cover. . Complete, $ I O.OO 




Spalding Home Gymnasium Board 

A Complete Gymnasium for the Home on one Board 

Convenient, does not take up much room, is always ready, and is really the 
most compact, simplest and best arrangement for providing a complete set 
of home exercising apparatus that has ever been devised.— Consists of 
Board with attachments for fastening to floor of room 

so that walls need not be marred. . . $10.00 

Spalding Abdominal Masseur. ... 1 0.OO 

No. PR Spalding Adjustable Striking Bag Disk. 5.00 

No. 2 Spalding Chest Weight Machine, including pair 

of 5-lb. Dumb Bells 5.0O 

No. 14 Spalding Striking Bag. • . . . . I -SO 

Complete, all attached, $3 1 .50 
Board itself ivill he furnished separately if desired. . Each, $10.00 
Board only is fastened to floor. Braces are padded with leather, so that 
walls will not be damaged. Can be put up in any room with a ceiling 8 ft. high. 
As the Complete outfit is made up and carried in stock by us, equipped as 
noted above, we cannot supply board with different articles already attached. 
Leather Covered Shot— For Abdominal massage 
No. A. Consists of an iron ball, which is wound 
with electric tape and is then covered with a 
very soft and smooth grade of horsehide. It is f@|^-l'.-il 
made in either 6 or 8 lbs. weight. Each,«5.00 

Spalding Bar Stalls 

This well known and popular piece of apparatus is particu- 
larly adapted for use in the home, as it is compact, of sim- 
ple construction, and because it may be used for the greatest 
variety of movements affecting every part of the body. The 
principal requirements of apparatus for the home are abdo- 
men and chest movements, and for these the Bar Stall is 
especially adapted. The Stall may be erected against the 
wall, behind a door, or against any other flat surface. The 
dimensions are eight feet high, thirty-six inches wide on 
center of uprights, and it extends six inches into the room. 
No. 20H. For home use. Per section. $8.00 







Spalding 
Bar Stall Bench 

Made of 
hard pine, 
strong and 
s u b s ta n - 
tial. The -" 
top is padded with hair felt and 
covered with canvas. We think 
it is preferable, for sanitary 
reasons, thdt this canvas should 
be painted (a special elastic 
paint is used), and unless other- 
wise specified, our stock 
benches will be so furnished. 
No; 206. Single. Ea..$4.00 



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Spalding Home Apparatus 

Exercise acts on the health of an individual in the same way as the draught does on the fire 
in a furnace. Pile on the cOal and shut off the draught and you kill the fire. Continue to 
eat heavy'meals and take no exercise and youB health will be affected, not because of the 
food you have eaten so much as on account of the lack of exercise. A little exercise is all 
that is necessary to keep you in good condition. Some rational, pleasant and interesting 
exercise, persisted in with regularity and, preferably, with Spalding Home Apparatus, will 
help you to retain your health. 









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Spalding 
Chest Weight No. 2 




Spalding Chest Weight No. 12 



We have just added this very 
well made machine to our. line. 
Cast iron parts are all nicely 
japanned. The wheels are 
iron, turned true on centers, 
and have hardened steel cone 
point bearings. The guide rods 
are spring steel, copper-plated. 
The weight carriage has remov- 
able felt bushings, noiseless and 
durable. Each handle is equipped 
with 10 lbs. of weights. 
No. 12. - Each, SIO.OO 




An ideal machine 
for home use. 
Well made and 
easy running. 
Rods are ig-inch 
coppered spring 
steel. Bearings are hardened steel cone points 
running in soft, gray iron, noiseless and dur- 
able. Weight carriage packed with felt, good 
for long wear, but easily removed and replaced 
when necessary without the uso of glue or 
wedges of any kind. Weight carriage strikes 
on rubber bumpers. Weights are 5-pound iron 
dumb-bells, one to each carriage, and may be 
removed and used as dumb bells. Wall and 
floor boards are hard wood, nicely finished and 
stained. All castings heavily japanned. Every 
part of machine guaranteed free of defect. 
No. S. .. . Each. S5.00 



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Spalding Foot and Leg Attachment 




This machine has the Center 
Arm Adjustment, whidh per- 
mits of all the lower as well as 
the direct and upper chest 
movements. The various 
changes are made by raising or 
lowet-ing the center arm, re- 
guiring but a few seconds. It 
really combines two machines 
in one, and is particularly suit- 
able for home use v/here space 
Is a consideration. Japan fin- 
ish. One of the most reliable 
and satisfactory machines ever 
built Each Machine is equip- 
ped with 16 pounds of weights. 

CHEST WDGHT MACHINE 
No. 5. . Each. $15.00 



Illustrating Method of Fastening Foot 

and Leg Attachment to No. 5 Chest 

Weight Machine. 

No. 2. Well made of heavy cowhide. 

Readily attached to one handle or both; 

can be worn with or without shoe. 

Each, SI.50 

Spalding Head and Neck 
Attachment 




Illustrating Method of Fastening Head 
and Neck Attachment to No. 5 Chest 
Weight Machine. 

No. 3. Well made of heavy cowhide, 
Ready for use by simply snapping to 
one of the handles or both. Each,$l.50 



Home Apparatus 

Home apparatus, suitable 
for home use, and not 
altogether by the boys 
and girls of the house- 
hold, but by the grown- 
ups; as a matter of fact, 
the ones who usually re- 
quire exercise of a rational 
kind much more than the 
younger generation who 
have the time and inclina- 
tion for outdoor exercise 
not possessed by many of 
their elders— that is what 
we will attempt to show 
in this section of our 
catalogue. 

Used in connection with 
our various Athletic 
Libraries there is no rea- 
son why any man cannot 
practically renew his 
youthful vigor. 



Spalding 
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The Rowing Attachments listed 
below, which are to be used in 

^ _^ connection with Chest Weight 

Machinesi^will be found particularly suftable for home use, as they may be 
detached from the weight machine quickly and can then be put away in a 

very small space until the next opportunity for use presents itself. 
To be used in connec- 
tion only with chest 
weights which have 

center arm adjust- /;y ^-" ^^^^'"'li-J^l^^ta^^ No.i 

ment, or with handles 
arranged so that they ''-^ 
can be pulled from a 
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floor. ' ~ ~;l^"Vi,5 "^ *S, 

No. I . This attachment as will be noted, has 

out-riggers and arms similar to the rowmg ma- ■ , , 

chine, and ofifers a great variety of work when used in connection with the 




chest weight, 




substantial lines. Will give entire satisfaction. 

Type of Chest Welp^c Machine. 



Complete, S I O.OO 

No. 2. Designed to 
fill the demand for a 
low priced article of 
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Complete, S8.00 



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A. A. U. Champions — 

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Junior and Senior 

Individual 

Indoor 

Swimming 

Indoor Swimming 

Gymnastic 

Bag Punching 

Boxing 

Wrestling 
Central Association A. A. U. 
Metropolitan Assoc. A. A. U. 
Middle Atlantic Assoc. A. A.U. 
New England Assoc. A. A. U. 
Pacific Association A. A. U. 
South Atlantic Assoc. A. A.U. 
Southern Association A. A. U. 
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Shot Putting 

Throwing the Hammer 

Throwing the Discus 

Three -Legged Race 

Sack Racing 

Javelin Kicking 

Lifting Long Dive 

Marathon Road Races 

Parallel Bar 

Relay Racing 

Rope Climbing 

Running Backwards 

Running the Bases 

Skating 

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Schoolyard 
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By J. E. SULLIVAN 

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teacher should be able to conduct a successful meet, while 
the directions given for becoming expert in the various 
lines will appeal to the pupil. Some of the leading 
athletes have contributed chapters on their specialties: 
Ray Ewry, holder of the world's high jump record, tells 
how to practice for that event; Harry Hillman, holder of 
the hurdle and three-legged records, gives hints on hurdle 
racing and three-legged racing; Martin Sheridan, all- 
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the shot; Harry F. Porter, high jump expert, describes 
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Material and workmanship 
are of highest quality and fully 
guaranteed. Each ball is 
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will replace same under this guarantee. We do 
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Diirand-Steel 
Lockers 




Wooden lockers are objectionable^ 

because they attract vermin, absorb odors, 
can be easily broken into, and are dangerous 
on account of fire. 

Lockers made from wire mesh 6t 
expanded metal afford little secur* 
Ity, as they can be easily entered with wire cut* 
ters. Clothes placed in them become covered! 
with dust, and the lockers themselves present 
a poor appearance, resembling animal cages ^ 
Durand-Steel Lockers are made of finest 
grade furniture steel and are finished with 
gloss black, furnace-baked japan (400°), comparable 
to that used on hospital ware, which will never flake 
off nor require refinishing, as do paints and enamels. 




Some 
Public 




Ct th^ d.OOO Durand-^teel Lockers Installed In thd 
Gymnasiums of Chicago. I2'x I9'x42', Double Tier. 

Durand-Steel Lockers are usually built with 
doors perforated full length in panel design with sides 
and backs solid. This prevents clothes in one locker 
from coming in contact with wet garments 
in adjoining lockers, while plenty of venti- 
lation is secured by ha\'ing the door perfo- 
rated its entire length, but, if the purchaser 
prefers, we perforate the backs also. ,,- 

The cost of Durand-Steel Lockers 
is no more than that of first-class 
wooden lockers, and they last as long 
as the building, are sanitary, secure, and, 
in addition, are fire-proof. 

The following Standard Sizes are 
those most commonly used: 



DOUBLE TIER 
12 X 12 X 36 Inch 
15 X 15 X 36 Inch 
12 X 12x42 Inch 
I5x 15x42 Inch 



SINGLE TIER 
12 X 12x60 Inch 
ISx 15x60 Inch 
I2x I2x 72 Inch 
16 X 15x72 Inch 



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1HE following selection of items from tlieir latest Catalogue will give an 
idea of the great variety of ATHLETIC GOODS manufactured by A. G. 
SPALDING & BROS. SEND FOR A FREE COPY. 



Archery 

Bags- 
Bat 

Cricket 
Striking- 
Uniform 

Balls- 
Base 
Basket 
Cricket 
Field Hockey 
Foot, College 
Foot, Rugby 
Foot, Soccer 
Golf 
Hand 
Indoor 
Medicine 
Playground 
Squash 
Tennis 
Volley 
Water Polo 

Bandages, Elastic 

Bathing Suits 

Bats- 
Base Ball 
Cricket 

Belts 

Caps- 
Base Ball 
University 
Water Polo 

Chest Weights 

Circle, Seven-Foot 

Coats, Base Ball 

Collars, Swimming 

Corks, Running 

Covers, Racket 

Cricket Goods 

Croquet Goods 

Discus, Olympic 

Dumb Bells 

Emblems 

Equestrian Polo 

Exerciser, Home 

Felt Letters 

Fencing Sticks 

Field Hockey 

Flags- 
College 

Foul, Base Ball 
Marking, Golf 

Foils, Fencing 
Foot Balls- 
Association 
College 
Rugby 
Glasses, Base Ball 
Sun 
Automobile 



Gloves— 
Base Ball 
Boxing 
Cricket 
Fencing 
Foot Ball 
Golf 

Handball 
Hockey, Ice 
Glove Softener 
Goals- 
Basket Ball 
Foot Ball 
Hockey, Ice 
Golf Clubs 
Golf Counters 
Golfette 

Gymnasium, Home 
Gymnasium Board 
Hammers, Athletic 
Hats, University 
Head Harness 
Health Pull 
H<H;ker Sticks, Ice 
Hok Oiittv;!, Golf 
Hole Rim, Golf 
Horse, Vaulting 
Hurdles, Safety 
Hurley Goods 
Indian Clubs 
Jackets — 
Fencing 
Foot Ball 
Javelins 
Jerseys 

Knee Protectors 
Liaci'osse 
Lanes for Sprints 
Lawn Bowls 
Leg Guards- 
Base Ball 
Cricket 
Foot Ball 
Markers, Tennis 
Masks- 
Base Ball 
Fencing 

Nose [inal 

Masseur, A b d o m" 
Mattresses 
Megaphones 
Mitts- 
Base Ball 
Handball 
Striking Bag 
Moccasins 
Nets- 
Cricket 
Golf Driving 
Tennis 
Volley Ball 



Numbers, Compet- 
Pads— [itors' 

Chamois, Fencing 
Foot Ball 
Sliding, Base Ball 
Pants- 
Base Ball 
Basket Ball 
Foot Ball, College 
Foot Ball, Rugby 
•Hockey, Ice 
Running 
Pennants, College 
Plates- 
Base Ball Shoe 
Home 

Marking, Tennis 
Pitchers' Box 
Pitchers' Toe 
Teeing, Golf 
Platforms, Striking 

Bag 
Poles — 

Vaulting 
Polo, Roller, Goods 
Posts- 
Backstop, Tennis 
Lawn Tennis 
Protectors — 
Abdomen 
Base Ball Body 
Eye Glass 
Push Ball 
Quoits 

Rackets, Tennis 
Rings- 
Exercising 
Swinging 
Rowing Machines 
Roque 
Sacks, for Sack 

Racing 
Score Board, Golf 
Score Books- 
Score Tablets, Base 
Shirts- [Ball 

Athletic 
Base Ball 
Shoes — 
Base Ball 
Basket Ball 
Bowling 
Clog 

Cross Country 
Cricket 

Fencing [ation 
Foot Ball, Associ- 
Foot Ball, College 
Foot Ball, Rugby 
Foot Ball, Soccer 
Golf 
Gymnasium 



Shoes — 
Jumping 
Running 
Skating 
Squash 
Tennis 
Shot- 
Athletic 
Indoor 
Massage 
Skates- 
Ice 
Roller 
Skis 

Sleeve, Pitchers 
Snow Shoes 
Squash Goods 
Straps— 
Base Ball 
For Three- 
Legged Race 
Skate 
Stockings 
Striking Bags 
Suits — 

Basket Ball 
Gymnasium 
Gymnasium, 

Ladies' 
Running 
Soccer 
Swimming 
Union Foot 
Ball 
Supporters 
Ankle 
Wrist 
Suspensories 
Sweaters 
Tether Tennis 
Tights - 
Full 

W restling 
Knee 
Toboggans 
Trapeze 
Trunks- 
Bathing 
Velvet 
Worsted 
Umpire Indica- 
Uniforms [tor 
Wands, CaHs- 

thenic 
Watches, Stop 
Water Wings 
Weights, 56-lb. 
Whitely Exer- 
cisers 
W r e s 1 1 i n g 
Equipment 



MAY 25 19n 



Standard Policy 

A Standard Quality must be inseparably linked to a Standard Policy. 

Without a definite and Standard Mercantile Policy, it is impossible for a manufacturer to long 
maintain a Standard Quality. 

To market his goods through the jobber, a manufacturer must provide a profit for the jobber as 
well as the retail dealer. To meet these conditions of Dual Profits, the manufacturer is obliged to 
set a proportionately high list price on his goods to the consumer. 

To enable the glib salesman, when booking his orders, to figure out attractive profits to both the 
jobber and retailer, these high list prices are absolutely essential; but their real purpose will have been 
served when the manufacturer has secured his order from the jobber, and the jobber has secured his 
order from the retailer. 

However, these deceptive high list prices are not fair to the consumer, who does not, and, in 
reality, is not ever expected to pay these fancy list prices. 

When the season opens for the sale of such goods, with their misleading but alluring high list 
prices, the retailer begins to realize his responsibilities, and grapples with the situation as best he 
can, by offering "special discounts," which vary with local trade conditions. 

Under this system of merchandising, the profits to both the manufacturer and the jobber are 
assured; but as there is no stability maintained in the prices to the consumer, the keen competition 
amongst the local dealers invariably leads to a demoralized cutting of prices by which the profits of 
the retailer are practically eliminated. 

This demoralization always reacts on the manufacturer. ^The jobber insists on lower, and still 
lower, prices. The manufacturer in his turn, meets this demand for the lowering of prices by the 
only way open to him, viz. : the cheapening and degrading of the quality of his product. 

The foregoing conditions became so intolerable that, ten years ago, in 1899, A. G. Spalding 
■^& Bros, determined to rectify this demoralization in the Athletic Goods Trade, and inaugurated what 
has since become known as "The Spalding Policy." 

The "Spalding Policy" eliminates the jobber entirely, so far as Spalding Goods are concerned,^ 
and the retail dealer secures his supply of Spalding Athletic Goods direct from the manufacturer 
under a restricted retail price arrangement by which the retail dealer is assured a fair, legitimate and 
certain profit on all Spalding Athletic Goods, and the consumer is assured a Standard Quality and is 
protected from imposition. 

The "Spalding Policy" is decidedly for the interest and protection of the users of Athletic Goods, 
and acts in two ways: 

First— The user is assured of genuine Ofllicial Standard Athletic Goods, and 

the same fixed prices to everybody 
Second— As manufacturers, we can proceed with confidence in purchasing at 
the proper time, the very best raw materials required in the manufacture 
of our various goods, well ahead of their respective seasons, and this enables 
us to provide the necessary quantity and absolutely maintain the Spalding 
Standard of Quality. 

All retail dealers handling Spalding Athletic "Goods are required to supply consumers at our 
regular printed catalogue prices — neither more nor less— the same prices that similar goods are sold 
for in our New York, Chicago and other stores. 

All Spalding dealers, as well as users of Spalding Athletic Goods, are treated exactly alike, and no 
special rebates or discriminations are allowed to anyone. 

Positively, nobody; not even officers, managers, salesmen or other employes of A. G. Spalding 
& Bros., or any of their relatives or personal friends, can buy Spalding Athletic Goods at a discount 
from the regular catalogue prices. 

This, briefly, is the "Spalding Policy," which has already been in successful operation for the 
past ten years, and will be indefinitely continued. 

In other words, " The Spalding Policy " is a " square deal " for everybody. 

A. G. SPALDING & BROS. 

By 



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standard Quality 

An article that is universally given the appellation "Sta n da r d** is thereby 
conceded to be the Criterion, to which are compared all other things of a similar nature. 
For instance, the Gold Dollar of the United States is the Standard unit of currency, 
because it must legally contain a specific proportion of pure gold, and the fact of its 
being Genuine is guaranteed by the Government ^amp thereon. As a protection to 
the users of this currency against counterfeiting and other tricks, considerable money 
is expended in maintaining a Secret Service Bureau of Experts. Under the law, citizen 
manufacturers must depend to a great extent upon Trade-Marks and similar devices 
to protect themselves against counterfeit products— without the aid of "Government 
Detectives " or " Public Opinion " to assist them. 

Consequently the "Consumer's Protection " against misrepresentation and "in- 
ferior quality" rests entirely upon the integrity and responsibility of the ' 'Manufacturer." 

A. G. Spalding & Bros, have, by their rigorous attention to "Quality," for thirty- 
three years, caused their Trade-Mark to become known throughout the world as a 
Guarantee of Quality as dependable in their field as the U. S. Currency is in its field.^ 

The necessity of upholding the guarantee of the Spalding Trade-Mark and main- 
taining the Standard Quality of their Athletic Goods, is, therefore, as obvious as is the 
necessity of the Government in maintaining a Standard Currency. 

Thus each consumer is not only insuring himself but also protecting other con- 
sumers when he assists a Reliable Manufacturer in upholding his Trade-Mark and all 
that it stands for. Therefore, we urge all users of our Athletic Goods to assist m in 
maintaining the Spalding Standard of Excellence, by insisting that our Trade-Mark be 
plainly stamped on all athletic goods which they buy, because without this precaution 
our best efforts towards maintaming Standard Quality and preventing fraudulent 
substitution will be ineffectual 

Manufacturers of Standard Articles invariably suffer the reputation of being 
high-priced, and this sentiment is fostered and emphasized by makers of "inferior 
iroods." with whom low prices are the main consideration. 

ard Goods, with a reputation to uphold and a 
5 higher prices than a manufacturer of cheap 
m for Standard Quality depends principally 

One copy del. to Cat. Div. . jg ^^ q^i^ksand more unstable than poverty 

Standard Quality. 

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